Editing Outline of scientific method (section)

== Scientific method concepts ==
=== Empirical methods ===

[[Empirical methods]]
* [[Empiricism]]
* [[Robert Grosseteste]]
* [[Peter Parker (physician)|Peter Parker]]
* [[Empirical validation]]
* [[Operationalization]]

=== Use of statistics ===
* ''[[Uncomfortable science]]'' — [[statistical inference|Inference]] from a limited [[sampling (statistics)|sample]] of [[data]]
* [[Exploratory data analysis]] 
* [[Confirmatory data analysis]]

=== Paradigm change ===
*[[Thomas Kuhn]]
** [[The Structure of Scientific Revolutions]] 
** [[Paradigm]]
** [[Paradigm shift]]

=== Problem of induction ===
The [[problem of induction]] questions the logical basis of scientific statements.
* [[Inductive reasoning]] appears to lie at the core of the scientific method, yet also appears to be invalid.
* [[David Hume]] was the person who first pointed out the problem of induction.
* [[Karl Popper]] offered one solution, [[Falsifiability]]

=== Scientific creativity ===
* [[Tacit knowledge]]

=== Deviations from the scientific method ===
* [[Junk science]]
* [[Pseudoscience]]
* [[Pathological science]]
* [[Fringe science]]

=== Critique of scientific method ===
* [[Paul Feyerabend]] argued that the search for a definitive scientific method was misplaced and even counterproductive.
* [[Imre Lakatos]] attempted to bridge the gap between Popper and Kuhn.
* [[Sociology of scientific knowledge]]
* [[Scientism]]

=== Relationship of scientific method to technology ===

* [[Science and technology studies]]
* [[Theories of technology]]

===Aesthetics in the scientific method ===
* [[Elegance]]
* [[Occam's razor]]