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020			_a9781139095082 (ebook)
020			_z9781107019621 (hardback)
020			_z9781107666726 (paperback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP _dBD-SySUS.
050	0	0	_aQ175 _b.G3368 2012
082	0	0	_a001.4/2 _223
100	1		_aGauch, Jr, Hugh G., _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aScientific Method in Brief / _cHugh G. Gauch, Jr.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2012.
300			_a1 online resource (303 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520			_aThe fundamental principles of the scientific method are essential for enhancing perspective, increasing productivity, and stimulating innovation. These principles include deductive and inductive logic, probability, parsimony and hypothesis testing, as well as science's presuppositions, limitations, ethics and bold claims of rationality and truth. The examples and case studies drawn upon in this book span the physical, biological and social sciences; include applications in agriculture, engineering and medicine; and also explore science's interrelationships with disciplines in the humanities such as philosophy and law. Informed by position papers on science from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Academy of Sciences and National Science Foundation, this book aligns with a distinctively mainstream vision of science. It is an ideal resource for anyone undertaking a systematic study of scientific method for the first time, from undergraduates to professionals in both the sciences and the humanities.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781107019621
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139095082
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c38741 _d38741