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I sort of take issue with "experiment succeeds". You don't (shouldn't) set up an experiment to prove or disprove something, merely to discover. I'm sure the is

by user24 13y ago

I sort of take issue with "experiment succeeds". You don't (shouldn't) set up an experiment to prove or disprove something, merely to discover. I'm sure the issue, if indeed there is one, is with the reporting not the scientists though.

jbooth 13y ago
Of course you set it up to prove or disprove a hypothesis. Otherwise you're just trying random stuff with no idea why it might be interesting.
pseut 13y ago
substitute "ends" for "succeeds" if you're feeling pedantic. I think that for a decades long experiment the two words become synonyms.
- davebees 13y ago
  It's still running!
aplusbi 13y ago
"Succeeded" sounds so much better than "rejected the null hypothesis."
Dylan16807 13y ago
It succeeded in making a measurement. That was the goal of the experiment, not proving or disproving anything in particular.
hef19898 13y ago
Depends on the sample size and the statistical relevance! ;-) DoE anyone?