This article throws light upon the top seven modes by which scientific knowledge is adopted. The modes are: 1. Reliance on Empirical Evidence 2. Use of Relevant Concepts 3. Commitment to Objectivity 4. Ethical Neutrality 5. Generality 6. Predictions based on Probability 7. Public Methodology Affording Testing of Conclusions through Replication. Adopting Scientific Knowledge: Mode # 1. Reliance on Empirical [...]
This article provides a short note on null hypotheses. The alternative hypotheses and the null hypotheses together constitute the framework for the statistical testing of hypotheses. Fuller significance of null hypothesis can be grasped by the students at later stage. Suffice it here to say that the null hypothesis in its simplest form asserts that there is no difference between [...]
Read this term paper to learn about the important types of probability sampling used for conducting social research. Term Paper # 1. Simple Random Sampling: Simple random sampling is in a sense, the basic theme of all scientific sampling. It is the primary probability sampling design. Indeed, all other methods of scientific sampling are variations of the simple random sampling. [...]