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Lakin, J. L., Giesler, R. B., Morris, K. A., & Vosmik, J. R. (2007). HOMER as an acronym for the scientific method. Teaching of Psychology, 34(2), 94-96.

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The authors report the effectiveness and ease of using the HOMER acronym mnemonic in a research methods course. "Each letter in HOMER stands for one of the five steps in the scientific method: hypothesize, operationalize, measure, evaluate, and replicate/revise/report."