Meaning and Steps of Scientific Method


What is the Scientific Method?
 Francis Bacon is the Father of Scientific Method.
Mixed use of InductiveDeductive Method is called Scientific Method.
It is a Back-&-Forth Movement (Cycling Process) of thoughts.
It is start from Inductive to Deductive.
It is based on Assumptions or Hypothesis.
This is basically conducted to Develop or Test Hypothesis. 

How to proceed in scientific method?

1st - In this method researcher operates Inductively from Partially known or unknown information (Experiences, previous knowledge, observation etc.) towards a assumptions or hypothesis.

2nd - Then Deductively from suggested Hypothesis, to the particular parts in order to connects these with one another in a meaningful pattern  to find valid relationship.


Purposes of Scientific Methods
The basic purposes of scientific methods are
Description
Exploration
Explanation
Prediction
Control
Prescription, & Identification of relationship of the facts.

Steps in Scientific Method
1.Identification and definition of the problems
2.Formulation of a hypothesis
3.Implication of hypothesis through deductive reasoning
4.Collection and analysis of evidences
5.Verification, rejection or modification of hypothesis
6.Generalization

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