CHAPTER III 



SCIENTIFIC METHOD 



"Induction for deduction, with a view ta 

 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 in 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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