Scientific Method

Scientific method is an approach to acquire new knowledge, correcting or expanding previous knowledge, or to study and examine the natural world. Scientific method consists the basic element of observation, experimentation, and measurement, the formulation, testing, and alteration of the hypothesis must be done. Honesty is of utmost importance when carrying out the scientific method, biasness towards certain results are to be avoided, and hypothesis proven to be incorrect must be discarded or alteration must be made. Observations made are to be unbiased and clear, measurements are to be accurate and verifiable, and any experimentations carried out must be well planned and designed rigorously. A scientific hypothesis should be produced so that it is falsifiable, meaning the experiment outcome may not be what was predicted, and the outcome may be in conflict with the prediction made in the hypothesis. When a hypothesis is proven incorrect, a new or revised hypothesis must be produced, but when the hypothesis is proven to be correct, further tests must be carried out in order tests its reproducibility. A hypothesis becomes a scientific theory through repeated testing and the ability to reproduce results through repeated

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