RDA Chapter 1

Scientific methods

Method of Tenacity

From habit or superstition

Method of intuition

from a gut feeling

Method of Authority

Relies on an expert

Method of faith

Unquestioning faith in authority figure

Rational Method

from reasoning, and logical conclusion

Premise Statement

Facts or assumptions assumed to be true

Empirical Method

direct sensory observation

Method

Way of knowing or finding an answer

Scientific method

An approach to acquiring knowledge

Hypothesis

A statement that explains a relation among variables but is not considered a final answer

Deduction

A general statement used to reach a conclusion about a specific example

induction

using smaller specific observations to form a statement about the larger observation

Pseudoscience

Presented as a science, but lacks key components

Quantitative Research

Qualitative Research