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===Meaning===
[[Evidence]] is the [[observation]]s, [[Reading|readings]] or [[Measure|measurements]] that a [[scientist]] will use to test whether a [[hypothesis]] is correct.
===About Evidence===
: There are different kinds of [[evidence]] but scientists don't trust all of them.
: In science [[evidence]] must be [[repeatable]]. If you make an [[observation]] or [[measure]]ment once, you should be able to do it again and again and the [[results]] shouldn't change.
: In science [[evidence]] must be [[reproducible]]. So if one person makes an [[Observe|observation]] or [[Measure|measurement]], every other scientist in the world should be able to make the same [[Observe|observation]]. If they cannot; then scientists don't accept it as good [[evidence]].
: Stories, or [[observe|observations]] made by non-scientists, that cannot be [[repeatable|repeated]] are called [[Anecdotal Evidence|anecdotal evidence]] which is not accepted by scientists because people could have made a mistake or be lying.
===Examples===