The Fundamental Principles of Reproducibility
Machine Learning
2022-01-19 v2 Artificial Intelligence
Abstract
Reproducibility is a confused terminology. In this paper, I take a fundamental view on reproducibility rooted in the scientific method. The scientific method is analysed and characterised in order to develop the terminology required to define reproducibility. Further, the literature on reproducibility and replication is surveyed, and experiments are modeled as tasks and problem solving methods. Machine learning is used to exemplify the described approach. Based on the analysis, reproducibility is defined and three different types of reproducibility as well as four degrees of reproducibility are specified.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2011.10098,
title = {The Fundamental Principles of Reproducibility},
author = {Odd Erik Gundersen},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2011.10098},
year = {2022}
}
Comments
Accepted for publication in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A