CHAPTER HI 



SCIENTIFIC METHOD 



"Induction for deduction, with a view to 

 construction." COMTE. 



The Logic of Science The Keen Eye Collecting Data 

 Measurement Arrangement of Data Analysis and Re- 

 duction Hypothesis Test Experiments and Control 

 Experiments Formulation The Scientific Use of the 

 Imagination The Fundamental Postulate of Science 

 Summary. 



SCIENCE is not wrapped up with any particular 

 body of facts; it is characterized as an intellectual 

 attitude. It is not tied down to any peculiar 

 methods of inquiry; it is simply sincere critical 

 thought, which admits conclusions only when 

 these are based on evidence. We may get a good 

 lesson hi scientific method from a business man 

 meeting some new practical problem, from a 

 lawyer sifting evidence, or from a statesman 

 framing a constructive bill. 



How, then, does science differ from ordinary 

 knowledge? It is criticised, systematized, and 

 generalized knowledge. That is to say, the stu- 

 dent of science takes more pains than the man 

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