According to goodstein (2000), which characteristic of scientific enquiry emphasizes that a study should be looked at by scientists who have the expertise to carefully evaluate the study before it is published in a top-quality scientific journal?
a. scientific evidence is peer-reviewed. b. science is adversarial.
c. data play a central role.
d. scientists are not alone.

A. Scientific evidence is peer-reviewed

Explanation:

Peer-reviewed or in other words, refereed ensures that articles written by experts are reviewed by many other experts in the same field of knowledge before the article may be published in the journal in order to validate the article's quality. Goodstein explains that this could bring a higher likelihood of more scientifically valid and therefore reasonable conclusions of scientific articles or findings.

probably 3 since archeologists and historians don’t understand there writing.

answer; no longer than a reasonable period of time;