Evidence that either supports or counters a scientific theory

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Scientific evidence

<p><b>Scientific evidence</b> is <a href="/en/Evidence" title="Evidence" class="wl">evidence</a> that serves to either support or counter a <a href="/en/Scientific_theory" title="Scientific theory" class="wl">scientific theory</a> or <a href="/en/Hypothesis" title="Hypothesis" class="wl">hypothesis</a>,<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-1"><a href="#cite_note-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a></span> although <a href="/en/Scientist" title="Scientist" class="wl">scientists</a> also use evidence in other ways, such as when applying theories to practical problems.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-SEPTO_2-0"><a href="#cite_note-SEPTO-2" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 2;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[2]</span></a></span> Such evidence is expected to be <a href="/en/Empirical_evidence" title="Empirical evidence" class="wl">empirical evidence</a> and interpretable in accordance with <a href="/en/Scientific_method" title="Scientific method" class="wl">scientific methods</a>. Standards for scientific evidence vary according to the field of inquiry, but the strength of scientific evidence is generally based on the results of <a href="/en/Statistics" title="Statistics" class="wl">statistical analysis</a> and the strength of <a href="/en/Scientific_control" title="Scientific control" class="wl">scientific controls</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/en/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed" class="wl"><span>citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></p>

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Scientific evidence is evidence that serves to either support or counter a scientific theory or hypothesis, 