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Strong Inference: Certain systematic methods of scientific thinking may produce much more rapid progress than others.

Platt, John R.·1964·Science

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PREVIOUS ARTICLENational Academy of Sciences: Abstracts of Papers Presented at the Autumn Meeting, Madison, Wisconsin, 12-14 October 1964

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  • When engaging in competitive testing, it is crucial to operationalize the constructs at the same level of specificity or generality to achieve a fair outcome.

    “When engaging in competitive testing, it is crucial to operationalize the constructs at the same level of specificity or generality in order to achieve a fair outcome (Platt, 1964;Sedikides, Gaertner, Luke, O'Mara, & Gebauer, 2013).”
  • Circular reasoning can be avoided if the data are carefully examined to determine the extent of their congruence with the concepts and propositions of the theory, as well as from the perspective of alternative theories.

    “Circular reasoning can be avoided if the data are carefully examined to determine the extent of their congruence with the concepts and propositions of the theory, as well as from the perspective of alternative theories (Platt, 1964).”

    From Criteria for Evaluation of Theory (2005) · cites this paper as Platt, 1964

  • Reproducibility is a core principle of scientific progress.

    “A core principle of scientific progress is reproducibility ( 1­6 ).”

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Authors
Platt, J. R.
Affiliations
University of Chicago (US)
Corresponding author
Platt, John R.
Venue
Science
Published
1964-10-16
Volume
146
Issue
3642
Pages
347-353
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
OpenAlex
W2014781793
Cited by
2,907
References
1
Citations by year
2026: 63 · 2025: 83 · 2024: 79 · 2023: 77 · 2022: 104 · 2021: 104 · 2020: 126 · 2019: 94 · 2018: 114 · 2017: 102 · 2016: 52 · 2015: 82 · 2014: 77 · 2013: 82 · 2012: 79
FWCI
207.60
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Philosophy and History of Science
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Information Systems and Management › Research, Science, and Academia
  • Social Sciences › Education › Science Education and Pedagogy
Keywords
strong inference, scientific hypothesis testing, falsifiability, scientific method, Karl Popper

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