BIO120H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter A: Null Hypothesis, Confounding

• School: UTSG
• Department: Biology
• Course: BIO120H1
• Professor: Frederickson M. Wright S.

Document Summary

Bio120: adaptation and biodiversity lab manual (appendix a the. Introduction: why we rely on the scientific method. Scientific method is tool used to achieve high standards of research. Humans prone to biases, beliefs, prejudices, or expectations scientific method enables us to overcome these inherent biases and conduct logically sound, reliable research. Scientific method is often cyclical; experiment may provide scientist with more accurate observations which permits refinement of question and allows for process to be started again. All science begins with observations of a phenomenon that captures our interest. Preliminary observations allows us to formulate questions about our surroundings, which we can then investigate. Questions we ask about natural systems should lead to clear hypotheses that may provide insight into observations. Fundamental part of scientific method is recognition of good questions; best questions are relevant and have capacity to be tested (answered) must be appropriate methods for testing question.