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Yesterday in science we discussed experimental error. Experimental error has to do with a mistake made in an experiment. There are a variety of ways that experimental errors can occur. Some cases can be prevented by turning an experiment in for peer review. Peer review provides a way for scientists to check experiments to make sure nothing is wrong. Here is an example of experimental error that caused great embarrassment for two scientists because they did not submit their experiment to peer review.

Fleishmann and Pons