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Check an experiment before you keep its result

A constructed experiment checks its protocol and results. A failed check can send its trace into revision if attempts are available. Exhaustion stops the search. These checks alone cannot prove a scientific claim.

Check an experiment before you keep its resultA constructed experiment checks its protocol and results. A failed check can send its trace into revision if attempts are available. Exhaustion stops the search. These checks alone cannot prove a scientific claim.Questionfixed objectiveRun experimentcandidate + protocolCheck evidenceartifact + protocolKeep resultchecks passChange candidatefailure traceRetry budgetRetry permitted?Stop searchno kept resultpassfailyesnorevisionSolid: artifacts / inputs Dashed: decisions / feedback
This constructed experiment includes protocol and result checks before candidate retention. Revision is permitted after a failed check if budget is available. Budget exhaustion stops the trace. The checks can pass, but that alone cannot prove a scientific claim. Author-created explanatory diagram. Playback time is not experiment duration. Open full-size SVG