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  2. Scientific method - Wikipedia

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    The history of scientific method considers changes in the methodology of scientific inquiry, not the history of science itself. The development of rules for scientific reasoning has not been straightforward; scientific method has been the subject of intense and recurring debate throughout the history of science, and eminent natural philosophers and scientists have argued for the primacy of ...

  3. List of research methods in biology - Wikipedia

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    A research design that involves multiple measures of the same variable taken on the same or matched subjects either under different conditions or over two or more time periods. [ 1 ] Paired t-test , Wilcoxon signed-rank test

  4. Outline of scientific method - Wikipedia

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    Scientific method – body of techniques for investigating phenomena and acquiring new knowledge, as well as for correcting and integrating previous knowledge. It is based on observable , empirical , reproducible , measurable evidence , and subject to the laws of reasoning .

  5. Research - Wikipedia

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    It makes practical applications possible. Scientific research may be funded by public authorities, charitable organizations, and private organizations. Scientific research can be subdivided by discipline. Generally, research is understood to follow a certain structural process. Though the order may vary depending on the subject matter and ...

  6. Analytic induction - Wikipedia

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    Hammersley, M. (2004) "Analytic induction", in Lewis-Beck, M. et al. (eds) The Sage Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods, Thousand Oaks CA, Sage. Hammersley, M. and Cooper, B. (2012) "Analytic induction versus qualitative comparative analysis", in Cooper, B. et al. Challenging the Qualitative-Quantitative Divide: Explorations in Case-focused Causal Analysis, London, Continuum ...

  7. Basic research - Wikipedia

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    This study found that basic research played a key role in the development in all of the innovations. The number of basic science research [clarification needed] that assisted in the production of a given innovation peaked between 20 and 30 years before the innovation itself. While most innovation takes the form of applied science and most ...

  8. Scientific study - Wikipedia

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    Scientific method, a body of techniques for investigating phenomena, based on empirical or measurable evidence that is subject to the principles of logic and reasoning Observational study , draws inferences about the possible effect of a treatment on subjects, where the assignment of subjects into a treated group versus a control group is ...

  9. The Fourth Paradigm - Wikipedia

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    The Fourth Paradigm: Data-intensive Scientific Discovery is a 2009 anthology of essays on the topic of data science.Editors Tony Hey, Kristin Michele Tolle, and Stewart Tansley claim in the book's description that it presents the first broad look at the way that increasing use of data is bringing a paradigm shift to the nature of science.