A researcher writes a grant proposal to repeat an experiment that was recently published by another researcher. Which of the following statements best supports the grant proposal?
A. Repeating the published work will provide independent confirmation of the results.
B. Repeating published work with changed variables will extend the previous results.
C. Funding this important research will benefit science in the long term.
D. Funding this grant proposal will allow this laboratory to continue to study this topic.
The statement that best supports the grant proposal is a. Repeating the published work will provide independent confirmation of the results. Independent confirmation of results is an important part of the scientific process. By repeating an experiment that was recently published by another researcher, the researcher writing the grant proposal can provide additional evidence to support or refute the original findings.
b.Repeating published work with changed variables will extend the previous results, but this is not the main goal of repeating an experiment.
c.Funding this important research will benefit science in the long term is a general statement that does not specifically support the grant proposal to repeat an experiment.
d. Funding this grant proposal will allow this laboratory to continue to study this topic is also a general statement that does not specifically support the grant proposal to repeat an experiment.
Therefore, the Correct Answer is A.