ANTH 1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Participant Observation, Paleopathology, Null Hypothesis
8 Oct 2020
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Biocultural approach- study of the interrelationship between what humans have inherited genetically and our culture. Variation and evolution of language and langs. Cultural variation and evolution in living and recent pops. Cultural variation and evolution of past populations. Concerned with every aspect of human biology. Study biology within the context of culture and behavior. Science- the process of obtaining knowledge about the natural world. A way of accumulating data from observations and experiments. A way of seeking the relationships between the data and other natural phenomenon. A way of bringing order to complexity. Scientific method- an empirical research method in which data are gathered from observations of phenomena, hypotheses are formulated and tested, and conclusions are drawn that validate or modify the original hypotheses. Steps: identify the question on an earlier observation, state the hypotheses/null hypotheses, collect data, test the null hypotheses, reject or accept. Hypotheses- a testable statements that potentially explain specific phenomena observed in the natural world.
