- What scientific method is “An empirical method of acquiring knowledge that has characterized the development of science since at least the 17th century. It involves careful observation, applying rigorous skepticism about what is observed, given that cognitive assumptions can distort how one interprets the observation.” The characteristics of the scientific method are Publicly verifiable data, control, and precision in language.
- The surveys or questionnaires can be unreliable because they can’t tell you have many people took the survey or the questionnaires so the data can’t be a broad and the survey or questionnaires can be biased.. when they ask specific questions about a certain topic that can be a reliable information.
- Pros are research uses control to minimize extraneous factors, Scientific research is subject to public versatility, and scientific research is precise ans consistent in the use of language. Cons are research varies greatly in quality and artificiality, research findings often contradict one another and facts can change over time, and research findings can only support conclusions, scientific research is a human activity; it can be distorted and is not free of subjectivity. They can be problematic because they research findings can change over time with different facts.
- What is the quality of the source of the report?, How selective has the communicator been in choosing studies? and Is there any evidence of strong-sense critical thinking? we should look at the samples they have on the research findings.
- WOLDU, G. H. (2010). The Kaleidoscope of Writing on Hip-Hop Culture. Notes, 67(1), 9–38. https://doi-org.libproxy.stcloudstate.edu/10.1353/not.2010.0031