What is the Scientific Method?
•Francis Bacon is the Father of Scientific Method.
•Mixed use of Inductive &
Deductive 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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