GNED 1103 Final Exam-Questions, Answers|
Newest Update 2026/2027
Scientific Method (Standard View of Science)
1. Observation
2. Form a hypothesis
3. Design an experiment
4. examine and interpret data
5.evaluate results
6. peer review, evaluation, publication
Hypothesis
a statement or prediction that can be tested, a definitive statement
Baconian
- Francis Bacon
- inductive thnking
- collect and draw a conclusion
Falsification
- Karl Popper
- you can only prove a scientific theory wrong
- the more definitively you can falsify, the better the theory
Paradigms
, - Thomas Kuhn
- the structure of scientific revolution
- paradigm shift occurs when theories can no longer work within the previous paradigm
Epistemological Anarchy
- Paul Feyarabend
- no method! Anarchy!
Signal
- the truth
- what we should focus on
- important info
Noise
- distracts us from the truth
- not what to focus on
- excess of info
Overfitting Data
- the noise is being fitted
- compare to extrapolation results
Common use of facts, laws, theories
fact-law-theory
Scientific use of facts, laws, theories
Newest Update 2026/2027
Scientific Method (Standard View of Science)
1. Observation
2. Form a hypothesis
3. Design an experiment
4. examine and interpret data
5.evaluate results
6. peer review, evaluation, publication
Hypothesis
a statement or prediction that can be tested, a definitive statement
Baconian
- Francis Bacon
- inductive thnking
- collect and draw a conclusion
Falsification
- Karl Popper
- you can only prove a scientific theory wrong
- the more definitively you can falsify, the better the theory
Paradigms
, - Thomas Kuhn
- the structure of scientific revolution
- paradigm shift occurs when theories can no longer work within the previous paradigm
Epistemological Anarchy
- Paul Feyarabend
- no method! Anarchy!
Signal
- the truth
- what we should focus on
- important info
Noise
- distracts us from the truth
- not what to focus on
- excess of info
Overfitting Data
- the noise is being fitted
- compare to extrapolation results
Common use of facts, laws, theories
fact-law-theory
Scientific use of facts, laws, theories
