Analytic journalism often applies the scientific method of testing and retesting of hypotheses against the evidence.

This method of testing was later abolished, as it was shown to be inconclusive in identifying maleness.

As part of an audit, a method of testing balances may include tracing individual acquisitions to the subsidiary ledger for amounts and descriptions.

The method of testing was somewhat haphazard teams would be notified that they would be weight checked when they exited the pits during practice or qualifying.

As systems become larger and more complex, this method of testing only achieves, at a significant cost, a basic hardware and configuration check.