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      • The scientific method is an empirical method of acquiring knowledge that has characterized the development of science since at least the 17th century. It involves careful observation, applying rigorous skepticism about what is observed, given that cognitive assumptions can distort how one interprets the observation.
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  2. The scientific method involves careful observation coupled with rigorous scepticism, because cognitive assumptions can distort the interpretation of the observation. Scientific inquiry includes creating a hypothesis through inductive reasoning , testing it through experiments and statistical analysis, and adjusting or discarding the hypothesis ...

  3. Jan 6, 2009 · Theory and Observation in Science. First published Tue Jan 6, 2009; substantive revision Tue Mar 28, 2017. Scientists obtain a great deal of the evidence they use by observing natural and experimentally generated objects and effects. Much of the standard philosophical literature on this subject comes from 20 th century logical empiricists ...

  4. Nov 13, 2015 · The study of scientific method is the attempt to discern the activities by which that success is achieved. Among the activities often identified as characteristic of science are systematic observation and experimentation, inductive and deductive reasoning, and the formation and testing of hypotheses and theories.

  5. Jan 6, 2009 · 1. Introduction. 2. Observation and data. 2.1 Traditional empiricism. 2.2 The irrelevance of observation per se. 2.3 Data and phenomena. 3. Theory and value ladenness. 3.1 Perception. 3.2 Assuming the theory to be tested. 3.3 Semantics. 3.4 Values. 3.5 Reuse. 4. The epistemic value of empirical evidence. 4.1 Confirmation. 4.2 Saving the phenomena.

    • Nora Mills Boyd, James Bogen
    • 2002
  6. Sep 12, 2019 · Impact of the multidimensional scientific method on learning. Almost all we know in biology has come from observation, experimentation, and interpretation. The traditional scientific method not only offered clear guidance for this knowledge gathering, but it also fundamentally shaped the way we think about the exploration of nature.

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