Scientific Evidence
A Scientific Evidence is an empirical evidence that was collected using best-practice evidence gathering methods (often a scientific experiment).
- Context:
- It can range from being Statistically Significant Evidence to being Statistically Insignificant Evidence.
- It can (often) be Verifiable Evidence.
- It can (often) be Reproducible Evidence.
- Example(s):
- Controlled Experiment result.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- See: Scientific, Science, Scientific Theory, Hypothesis, Scientific Method.
References
2015
- http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/02/science/saiga-antelope-mystery-disease-die-off.html
- QUOTE: Determining whether the environment contributed to the die-off may take years. “We have some simple stories, but it’s probably more complicated,” said Dr. Kock. “We have to do the science and let the evidence speak.”
2014
- (Wikipedia, 2014) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_evidence Retrieved:2014-10-29.
- Scientific evidence is evidence which serves to either support or counter a scientific theory or hypothesis. Such evidence is expected to be empirical evidence and in accordance with scientific method. Standards for scientific evidence vary according to the field of inquiry, but the strength of scientific evidence is generally based on the results of statistical analysis and the strength of scientific controls.
- (Wikipedia, 2014) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_evidence Retrieved:2014-10-29.
- In scientific research evidence is accumulated through observations of phenomena that occur in the natural world, or which are created as experiments in a laboratory or other controlled conditions. Scientific evidence usually goes towards supporting or rejecting a hypothesis.
One must always remember that the burden of proof is on the person making a contentious claim. Within science, this translates to the burden resting on presenters of a paper, in which the presenters argue for their specific findings. This paper is placed before a panel of judges where the presenter must defend the thesis against all challenges.
When evidence is contradictory to predicted expectations, the evidence and the ways of making it are often closely scrutinized (see experimenter's regress) and only at the end of this process is the hypothesis rejected: this can be referred to as 'refutation of the hypothesis'. The rules for evidence used by science are collected systematically in an attempt to avoid the bias inherent to anecdotal evidence.
- In scientific research evidence is accumulated through observations of phenomena that occur in the natural world, or which are created as experiments in a laboratory or other controlled conditions. Scientific evidence usually goes towards supporting or rejecting a hypothesis.