Scientific Thinking

About this book

Scientific Thinking is a practical guide to inductive reasoningthe sort of reasoning that is commonly used in scientific activity whether such activity is performed by a scientist a reporter a political pollster or any one of us in day-to-day life. The book provides comprehensive coverage of such topics as confirmation sampling correlations causality hypotheses and experimental methods. Martins writing confounds those who would think that such topics must be dry-as-dust presenting ideas in a lively and engaging tone and incorporating amusing examples throughout. This book underlines the importance of acquiring good habits of scientific thinking and helps to instill those habits in the reader. Stimulating questions and exercises are included in each chapter.