The Scientific Method

The Scientific Method

1. TESTING IDEAS

   • COMMUNITY ANALIYSIS AND FEEDBACK
     • Comming up with new questions/ideas
     • Theory building
     • Replication
     • Discussion with colleagues
     • Publication
     • Feedback and peer review
   • EXPLORATION AND DISCOVERY
     • Making observations
     • Asking questions
     • Sharing data and ideas
     • Exploring the literature
     • Finding inspirations
   • BENEFITS AND OUTCOMES
     • Develop technology
     • Solve everyday problems
     • Satisfy curiosity
     • Inform policy
     • Addres societa lissues
     • Build knowledge
   • Gatherin data
     • Hypotheses
     • Actual results
     • Expected results
   • Interpreting data
     • Support a hypothesis
     • Inspire new hypotheses
     • Opose a hypotheses
     • Inspire revised assumptions