EDF 6225 Exam 1 Questions with Correct
Answers 2025
ScienceG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
SystematicGapproachGforGseekingG&GorganizingGknowledgeGaboutGtheGnaturalGworld
PurposeGofGscienceG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
◦ToGachieveGaGthoroughGunderstandingGofGtheGphenomenaGunderGstudy
ABAGseeksGtoG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
discoverGtheGrealGtruthsG(notGthoseGheldGbyGcertainGgroups,Gorganizations,Getc.)
ThreeGdifferentGtypesGofGinvestigationsGprovideGdifferentGlevelsGofGunderstandingG-
GCORRECTGANSWERG-1.GDescription
2.GPrediction
3.GControl
DescriptionG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
◦CollectionGofGfactsGaboutGobservedGeventsGthatGcanGbeGquantified,Gclassified,G&GexaminedGforGpo
ssibleGrelationsGwithGotherGknownGfacts
◦OftenGsuggestsGhypothesesGorGquestionsGforGadditionalGresearch
PredictionG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
◦RelativeGprobabilityGthatGwhenGoneGeventGoccurs,GanotherGeventGwillGorGwillGnotGoccur
◦BasedGonGrepeatedGobservationGrevealingGrelationshipsGbetweenGvariousGevents
◦DemonstratesGcorrelationGbetweenGevents
◦NoGcausalGrelationshipsGcanGbeGinterpreted
◦EnablesGpreparation
, ControlG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-◦HighestGlevelGofGscientificGunderstanding
◦FunctionalGrelationsGcanGbeGderived
SpecificGchangeGinGoneGeventG(dependentGvariable)....
CanGreliablyGbeGproducedGbyGspecificGmanipulationsGofGanotherGeventG(independentGvariable)...
AndGtheGchangeGinGtheGdependentGvariableGwasGunlikelyGtoGbeGtheGresultGofGotherGextraneousGfac
torsG(confoundingGvariables)
◦EventsGcanGonlyGreallyGbeG"co-related"
NearlyGimpossibleGtoGfactorGoutGallGotherGpossibleG"causes"
AttitudesGofGscienceG-GCORRECTGANSWERG--
GDefinitionGofGscienceGliesGwithinGtheGbehaviorGofGscientists,GnotGtheGinstrumentsGorGmaterialsGth
eyGuse
-GOnlyGknownGasGscienceGdueGtoGanGoverridingGideaGofG"scientificGmethod"
-GFundamentalGassumptionsGaboutGtheGnatureGofGevents
6GattitudesGofGscienceG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-1.GDETERMINISM
2.GEMPIRICISM
3.GEXPERIMENTATION
4.GREPLICATION
5.GPARSIMONY
6.GPHILOSOPHICGDOUBT
DeterminismG-GCORRECTGANSWERG--GAssumptionGuponGwhichGscienceGisGpredicted
-
GPresumptionGthatGtheGuniverseGisGaGlawfulGandGorderlyGplaceGinGwhichGallGphenomenaGoccurGasGt
heGresultGofGotherGevents
-GEventsGdoGnotGjustGoccurGatGwill
Answers 2025
ScienceG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
SystematicGapproachGforGseekingG&GorganizingGknowledgeGaboutGtheGnaturalGworld
PurposeGofGscienceG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
◦ToGachieveGaGthoroughGunderstandingGofGtheGphenomenaGunderGstudy
ABAGseeksGtoG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
discoverGtheGrealGtruthsG(notGthoseGheldGbyGcertainGgroups,Gorganizations,Getc.)
ThreeGdifferentGtypesGofGinvestigationsGprovideGdifferentGlevelsGofGunderstandingG-
GCORRECTGANSWERG-1.GDescription
2.GPrediction
3.GControl
DescriptionG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
◦CollectionGofGfactsGaboutGobservedGeventsGthatGcanGbeGquantified,Gclassified,G&GexaminedGforGpo
ssibleGrelationsGwithGotherGknownGfacts
◦OftenGsuggestsGhypothesesGorGquestionsGforGadditionalGresearch
PredictionG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
◦RelativeGprobabilityGthatGwhenGoneGeventGoccurs,GanotherGeventGwillGorGwillGnotGoccur
◦BasedGonGrepeatedGobservationGrevealingGrelationshipsGbetweenGvariousGevents
◦DemonstratesGcorrelationGbetweenGevents
◦NoGcausalGrelationshipsGcanGbeGinterpreted
◦EnablesGpreparation
, ControlG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-◦HighestGlevelGofGscientificGunderstanding
◦FunctionalGrelationsGcanGbeGderived
SpecificGchangeGinGoneGeventG(dependentGvariable)....
CanGreliablyGbeGproducedGbyGspecificGmanipulationsGofGanotherGeventG(independentGvariable)...
AndGtheGchangeGinGtheGdependentGvariableGwasGunlikelyGtoGbeGtheGresultGofGotherGextraneousGfac
torsG(confoundingGvariables)
◦EventsGcanGonlyGreallyGbeG"co-related"
NearlyGimpossibleGtoGfactorGoutGallGotherGpossibleG"causes"
AttitudesGofGscienceG-GCORRECTGANSWERG--
GDefinitionGofGscienceGliesGwithinGtheGbehaviorGofGscientists,GnotGtheGinstrumentsGorGmaterialsGth
eyGuse
-GOnlyGknownGasGscienceGdueGtoGanGoverridingGideaGofG"scientificGmethod"
-GFundamentalGassumptionsGaboutGtheGnatureGofGevents
6GattitudesGofGscienceG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-1.GDETERMINISM
2.GEMPIRICISM
3.GEXPERIMENTATION
4.GREPLICATION
5.GPARSIMONY
6.GPHILOSOPHICGDOUBT
DeterminismG-GCORRECTGANSWERG--GAssumptionGuponGwhichGscienceGisGpredicted
-
GPresumptionGthatGtheGuniverseGisGaGlawfulGandGorderlyGplaceGinGwhichGallGphenomenaGoccurGasGt
heGresultGofGotherGevents
-GEventsGdoGnotGjustGoccurGatGwill