Protocol (science)
PREDEFINED WRITTEN PROCEDURAL METHOD IN THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF EXPERIMENTS IN NATURAL SCIENCES
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In natural and social science research, a protocol is most commonly a predefined procedural method in the design and implementation of an experiment. Protocols are written whenever it is desirable to standardize a laboratory method to ensure successful replication of results by others in the same laboratory or by other laboratories.