Scientific Method

• Order of scientific cycle

  1. Observation 2. Hypothesis 3. Experimental Design. 4. Recording Data 5. Conclusion
• Null hypothesis


  There will be no statistically significant difference between the independent varible and the dependent varible
• When is null hypothesis rejected? 


  It is rejected when there is a statistically significant difference in the results that is unlikely due to chance
• When can ideas be adopted?

  They can only be adopted once they have been checked independently by other scientists (peer review)