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Biology
Scientific Method
Question | Answer |
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Critical Thinking (last 3 parts) | |
The path of Observation | Observation-hypothesis-theory |
Hypothesis | an educated answer/guess to a question |
Theory | Hypothesis that has been tested many times that becomes our best current knowledge |
Inductive Reasoning | an observation used to create a hypothesis |
Deductive Reasoning | Applying a theory to a newly discovered hypothesis (ex. does the theory apply to this newly discovered species) |
Prediction (in scientific method) | how you are going to experiment and what the results should be- the data can either support or not support your hypothesis |
3 types of Research Design (methodology) | 1) Descriptive study 2) Experimental study 3) Predictive models- computer simulations |
Descriptive Study | strictly observatory- do not alter anything= correlational data |
Experimental Study | alter one variable at a time= demonstrates causal |
Scientific Literature | such as Journal Articles- communication and consensus (multiple people agree) must be peer-reviewed |