Scientific Method

Scientific Method

1. What is it?

   • How science is used to obtain new information. Applying each of its stages or phases.

2. Quantitative Research

   • Generates data or numerical information that can be converted to numbers.

3. Qualitative Research

   • Generates non-numeric information. It aims at describing the qualities of a phenomenon.

4. Steps or stages:

   • 1.- Ask a question
     • The scientific method begins when the scientist/researcher asks a question about something he has observed: How, what, when, who, what, why or where?
   • 2.- Observation
     • This step is to make observations and gather information to help answer the question. The observations should not be informal, but intentional with the idea that the information gathered is objective.
   • 3.- Hypothesis formulation
     • Una hipótesis es una afirmación que puede usarse para predecir el resultado de futuras observaciones. La hipótesis nula es un buen tipo de hipótesis para comenzar una investigación.
   • 4.- Experimentation
     • When scientists perform so-called scientific experiments, in which hypotheses are tested.
   • 5.- Data Analysis
     • Data is taken, which can be in the form of numbers, yes/no, present/absent, or other observations.
   • 6.- Conclusions
     • The conclusions are formed on the basis of an informal analysis of the data. Just ask, does the data fit the hypothesis? is a way to accept or reject a hypothesis.

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