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SCIENTIFIC METHOD
I value solving problems by scientific methods: gathering data, constructing hypotheses to fit the data, testing, refining, and publishing for others to verify. Scientists work to insure that bad experimental design, faulty controls, selection effects, bias, prejudice, errors, etc. are not part of their investigations. A complex problem may require reduction to many simpler ones (reductionism) and sorting out multiple causes / effects. I believe scientific methods work better than anything else when it comes to making good predictions and solving problems. If there were something else that worked better, I’d be for it! I don’t like pseudosciences, magic, etc. for two reasons: 1) they don’t work; 2) they often involve claims that can’t be tested. Scientific statements can be tested and conceivably shown to be false.
Related Words, Beliefs, Background -- 40 entries Discussion from The Worldview Literacy Book
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WV Theme #6: Scientific Method--Alternate Concise Characterization with Wikipedia Entries |
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| realizes scientific conceptual framework is based on observation | appreciates cause and effect / Causality |
| realizes science involves testable ideas, values hypothesis testing | appreciates need for Reproducibility |
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summary Wikipedia article: Scientific Method |
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