随着关于重复性的讨论逐渐扭曲,美国细胞生物学学会 (American Society for Cell Biology) 的研究人员发表了一篇文章,其中抛弃了 reproducibility 一词,提出四种 replication:
Analytic replication:重新分析原来的数据来重现研究结果
“analytic replication” refers to attempts to reproduce results by reanalysing original data;
Direct replication:尝试使用与原来试验中提到的同样的条件、材料和方法重复实验
“direct replication” refers to efforts to use the same conditions, materials and methods as an original experiment;
Systematic replication:使用不同的实验条件来重现研究发现,例如使用不同的细胞系或小鼠品种进行研究
“systematic replication” describes efforts to produce the same findings using different experimental conditions (such as trying an experiment in a different cell line or mouse strain)
Conceptual replication:证明一个概念的一般有效性,这其中可能包含使用不同的生物
“conceptual replication”, which refers to attempts to demonstrate the general validity of a concept, perhaps even using different organisms.