Editing Scientific Method (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Remembering</span> ==
* '''Scientific Method''' — A method of procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century.
* '''Empiricism''' — The theory that all knowledge is derived from sense-experience.
* '''Hypothesis''' — A proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.
* '''Theory''' — A well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world (e.g., The Theory of Gravity).
* '''Law''' — A statement based on repeated experimental observations that describes some aspect of the world (e.g., Newton's Laws).
* '''Falsifiability''' — The requirement that a scientific hypothesis must be able to be proven false (Developed by Karl Popper).
* '''Inductive Reasoning''' — Making broad generalizations from specific observations.
* '''Deductive Reasoning''' — Starting with a general statement and reaching a specific, logical conclusion.
* '''Variable''' — Any factor, trait, or condition that can exist in differing amounts or types.
* '''Control Group''' — The group in an experiment that does not receive the treatment (used for comparison).
* '''Double-Blind Study''' — An experiment where neither the participants nor the researchers know who is receiving the treatment.
* '''Peer Review''' — The evaluation of scientific work by others working in the same field.
* '''Paradigm Shift''' — A fundamental change in the basic concepts and experimental practices of a scientific discipline (Developed by Thomas Kuhn).
* '''Reproducibility''' — The ability of an entire experiment or study to be duplicated, either by the same researcher or by someone else.
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