OGHET
Encyclopedia
OGHET - An acronym by which the Scientific Method
can be remembered.
Observe - Look for patterns in the process you are interested in. Ask questions about the underlying nature of what you perceive. Keep a journal
.
Generalize - Decided on which patterns are most prominent and seem to best determine cause and affect
outcomes. Write your ideas in your journal.
Hypothesize - Find the beginning points or inputs of the process you are observing and state how these are transformed by the process into an output. Formally write down
the prominent pattern(s) you perceive in a manner that you can test. Keep your ideas concise and express them in a way that will help you design experiments. Experiments must be repeatable and have quantifiable outcomes.
Experiment – Perform a test about your hypothesis, or let others experiment with it. Design a system
or method that is repeatable and allows you to collect data that can be analyzed. The experiment should have inputs that are used in a manner consistent with your hypothesis to produce an outcome or output. The experiment allows you to collect data
in order to test if the outcome is what your hypothesis said it would be.
Theorize – Using your data and principles of reasoning write down in a formal way the simple truth that is supported by your data and experimental procedure. Let others read and comment on it (this is the hard part.)
Scientific method
Scientific method refers to a body of techniques for investigating phenomena, acquiring new knowledge, or correcting and integrating previous knowledge. To be termed scientific, a method of inquiry must be based on gathering empirical and measurable evidence subject to specific principles of...
can be remembered.
Observe - Look for patterns in the process you are interested in. Ask questions about the underlying nature of what you perceive. Keep a journal
Diary
A diary is a record with discrete entries arranged by date reporting on what has happened over the course of a day or other period. A personal diary may include a person's experiences, and/or thoughts or feelings, including comment on current events outside the writer's direct experience. Someone...
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Generalize - Decided on which patterns are most prominent and seem to best determine cause and affect
Causality
Causality is the relationship between an event and a second event , where the second event is understood as a consequence of the first....
outcomes. Write your ideas in your journal.
Hypothesize - Find the beginning points or inputs of the process you are observing and state how these are transformed by the process into an output. Formally write down
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
the prominent pattern(s) you perceive in a manner that you can test. Keep your ideas concise and express them in a way that will help you design experiments. Experiments must be repeatable and have quantifiable outcomes.
Experiment – Perform a test about your hypothesis, or let others experiment with it. Design a system
System
System is a set of interacting or interdependent components forming an integrated whole....
or method that is repeatable and allows you to collect data that can be analyzed. The experiment should have inputs that are used in a manner consistent with your hypothesis to produce an outcome or output. The experiment allows you to collect data
Data
The term data refers to qualitative or quantitative attributes of a variable or set of variables. Data are typically the results of measurements and can be the basis of graphs, images, or observations of a set of variables. Data are often viewed as the lowest level of abstraction from which...
in order to test if the outcome is what your hypothesis said it would be.
Theorize – Using your data and principles of reasoning write down in a formal way the simple truth that is supported by your data and experimental procedure. Let others read and comment on it (this is the hard part.)