Observation is gathering of A question can be answered
information, either through direct use 2 Question by forming a hypothesis and
of the senses or with the help of tools. conducting an experiment. Observation Question Based on observation. 2 Usage deductive logic to 1 An explanation based on the observations and data. 3 Hypothesis Must be testable. test hypothesis Observation ("If....Then" logic) A suggestion to the problem. Hypothetico- 1 Hypothesis 3 Deductive Discovery A type of logic called inductive reasoning A hypothesis is a tentative answer to a well-framed Science Hypothetico- Science question--an explanation on Scientific Method Deductive Discovery Generalizations from a large number of specific trial. Science Science observations A type of logic called deductive reasoning Experiment 4 Develop a procedure to test hypothesis. Specific results 5 from a general Experiment Data analysis Information collected (result) using specific methods observations 4 Prediction (qualitative & quantitative) 65 Is a guess what might happen based Data analysis on observation Prediction Answer to the hypothesis. Invovles Conclusion 6 wether hypothesis rejected or accepted. 7 Conclusion
(Perspectives in Continental Philosophy) Dominique Janicaud, Jean François Coutine-Phenomenology and The Theological Turn - The French Debate-Fordham University Press (2001) PDF