E01¶


Research	R0052 — Methodology Claims
Run	2026-03-31
Claim	C008
Source	SRC01
Evidence	SRC01-E01
Type	Factual

Confirms Platt numbered the final step as 1' (one-prime)

URL: https://bioprinciples.biosci.gatech.edu/module-1-evolution/strong-inference/

Extract¶

Platt's steps: 1) Devising alternative hypotheses; 2) Devising a crucial experiment with alternative outcomes; 3) Carrying out the experiment for clean results; 1') Recycling the procedure, making subhypotheses or sequential hypotheses to refine the possibilities that remain. The final step is numbered 1' (one-prime), not 4, indicating the cyclical nature of the process.

Relevance to Hypotheses¶

Hypothesis	Relationship	Strength
H1	Supports	Confirms the claim
H2	Contradicts	No evidence for partial correctness
H3	Contradicts	Refutes material incorrectness

Context¶

Source is authoritative in its domain and directly addresses the claim.