scientific experimentation
Controlled variable studies
Scientific experimentation is the process of testing hypotheses through controlled observation and measurement.
A researcher manipulates variables, records outcomes, and draws conclusions about cause and effect.
The method distinguishes science from speculation—claims must survive experimental scrutiny: The drug showed promise in scientific experimentation but failed clinical trials.
Experimentation implies repeatability; others should be able to replicate results.
- microscopeInstrument for viewing minute objects
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- informed consentPermission given with understanding
- control groupUntreated subjects for comparison
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scientific experimentationspeculation
Unproven theorizing or risky investment
guesswork · conjecture · intuition · assumption · supposition
scientific experimentationdogma
Unchallengeable official beliefs
superstition · pseudoscience · magical thinking · divine revelation · doctrine
scientific experimentationanecdotal evidence
Support from individual accounts
casual observation · trial and error · hearsay · personal testimony · rule of thumb
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