Scientific Method

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Description

This book shows how science works, fails to work, or pretends to work, by having a look at examples from such diverse fields as physics, biomedicine, psychology, and economics. Social science affects our lives each day through the predictions of experts and the rules and regulations they devise. Sciences like economics, sociology and health are subject to more ‘operating limitations’ than classical fields like physics or chemistry or biology. Yet, their methods and results will have to also be judged in step with the same scientific standards. Each literate citizen will have to be mindful these standards and be capable of tell the difference between good science and bad. Scientific Method enables readers to develop a critical, informed view of scientific practice by discussing concrete examples of how real scientists have approached the problems of their fields. It’s ideal for students and professionals looking to make sense of the role of science in society, and of the meaning, value, and limitations of scientific methodology in the social sciences.



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