BI110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Scientific Control, Regression Analysis, Inductive Reasoning
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The scienti c method: science is a way of learning about the universe through a formal process of observation and experimentation = scienti c method, aristotle formed the process of observation. Inductive reasoning: analysis consisted of conclusions drawn from speci c observations calls. Deductive reasoning: speci c results are predicted from a general premise. Analyzing data: in a hypothetical experiment there are two groups of data generated, experimental group - receives treatment, control group - does not. An experiment where one group receives treatment and the other doesn"t is called a controlled experiment.
