ANTH 1210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Statistical Hypothesis Testing

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Scientific method: way of gathering and evaluation information involving questioning/doubting and skepticism (show me the evidence) No idea is proven for all time understanding continuously improves and becomes more complex (tries to correspond to reality) Basic components of science: theory, hypothesis, and data. Scientific method: ask a question do background research construct a hypothesis report results test hypothesis (experiments) analyze data and draw conclusion. 5888 a broad explanation/generalization about a phenomenon (usually un- testable) 5889 must be validated by hypothesis testing (needs to be falsified) if bad, must eliminate from consideration, do this with hypothesis. 5891 statement of relationships between variables (if then ) 5892 cannot fully prove (can be rejected for lack of evidence or can be supported if the data are in favor) Cycle of scientific method: observation hypothesis experiment analysis (support or reject hypothesis) new hypothesis experiment, etc. Stages of development of evolutionary thought: modern biblical classical renaissance.

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