scientific experiments
Hypothesis-testing procedures systematically
Scientific experiments are controlled tests designed to investigate how the world works.
The method typically involves forming a hypothesis, manipulating variables, and observing results to confirm or refute predictions.
The scientific experiments showed that hand-washing reduced infection rates.
In casual use, any deliberate trial-and-error process: My kitchen has become a lab for scientific experiments in sourdough.
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- control groupUntreated subjects for comparison
- control variableUnchanged experimental factor
- double blindStudy hiding group assignments
randomization · microscope · data collection · raw data · statistical analysis · peer review · field study · clinical trial · informed consent · replication · experimental design · computer simulation · beneficence · variable · pipette · validation · independent variable · discovery
scientific experimentssuperstition
Baseless belief in omens
magical thinking · guesswork · old wives' tales · pseudoscience · blind faith
scientific experimentscasual observation
Unstudied comment or notice
anecdotal evidence · personal testimony · happenstance · subjective experience · eyewitness accounts