"the scientific method" is a somewhat nebulous concept in daily discussions, as evidenced by the guy above defining such that reproducibility is not part of it.

"the scientific method" is a somewhat nebulous concept in daily discussions, as evidenced by the guy above defining such that reproducibility is not part of it. Personally, I would count reproducibility as a fairly important part of the scientific method, as it demonstrates you've achieved the fundamental requirement of understanding your experimental setup. Without very detailed understanding of your experiment, the experiment isn't scientific, so by extension I would claim that the GP's "scientific method" isn't scientific.