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Scientific Method

Importance

The scientific method provides a framework for people to replicate an experiment. With replication comes confirmation that the conclusions are valid. All this works toward creating a strong academic basis for scientific discovery.

Books

A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age by David J. Helfand
Call Number: Q172.5.E77 H45 2016
ISBN: 9780231168724
Publication Date: 2016-02-02
Good Science, Bad Science, Pseudoscience, and Just Plain Bunk by Peter A. Daempfle
Call Number: Q175 .D174 2013
ISBN: 9781442217263
Publication Date: 2012-12-19

eBooks

Scientific Computing by Timo Heister; Leo G. Rebholz
ISBN: 9783110359404
Publication Date: 2015-05-19
Subjects:
Numerical analysis
Science--Data processing
Engineering--Data processing
Numerical analysis--Data processing
Planning Research by John C. Gordon
ISBN: 9780300120066
Publication Date: 2007-05-09
Environmental sciences--Research
Environmental sciences--Experiments.
The importance of written plans -- Scientific method -- Useful views of science -- Stating problems and objectives clearly -- Creating hypotheses and models -- Designing experiments -- Communicating study plans -- Understanding the role of science.
Science in the Age of Computer Simulation by Eric B. Winsberg
ISBN: 9780226902050
Publication Date: 2010-10-15

Articles

Debiasing Methods and the Acceptability of Experimental Outcomes.
Teira, D. (2016). Debiasing Methods and the Acceptability of Experimental Outcomes. Perspectives On Science, 24(6), 722-743. doi:10.1162/POSC_a_00230
Experiment, Speculation, and Galileo's Scientific Reasoning.
Dawes, G. (2016). Experiment, Speculation, and Galileo's Scientific Reasoning. Perspectives On Science, 24(3), 343-360. doi:10.1162/POSC_a_00210
Darwin and the Scientific Method
Darwin and the Scientific Method
Francisco J. Ayala
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America , Vol. 106, Supplement 1: In the Light of Evolution III: Two Centuries of Darwin (Jun. 16, 2009) , pp. 10033-10039
Published by: National Academy of Sciences

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