scientific data
Empirical measurement results
Scientific data is information gathered through systematic observation, experimentation, or measurement.
It forms the raw material of research—the numbers, images, readings, and records that scientists analyze to test hypotheses and draw conclusions.
The scientific data supports the theory.
Good scientific data is reproducible, meaning others following the same methods should obtain similar results.
- qualitativeRelating to characteristics, not quantities
- observationalBased on direct perception
- experimentalTesting new methods
- field workResearch outside the office
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
statistics · number crunching · error bars · reproducibility · discrete · validation · simulated · replication · metadata · hypothesis testing · remote sensing · primary source · clinical trial · version control · trend analysis · peer review · open access · continuous
- researchstudy, research papers, researching, archive, peer review
- expedition recordsexpedition journals, field notes, travel diaries, travel accounts, exploration routes
- government statisticsGDP, unemployment rates, demographics, census reports, poverty rates
- Lab Recordslab notebooks, lab notes, protocols, test results, findings
- Public Domainpublic domain, royalty free, creative commons, open access, commons
scientific dataanecdote
Brief account of incident
anecdotal evidence · hearsay · gut feeling · intuition · conjecture
scientific datamyth
Traditional explanatory tale
superstition · misinformation · disinformation · pseudoscience · fabrication