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No single scientific method

3 different fields of science & 3 different methods of research

There are too many different fields of science for there to be just one single scientific method that all scientists follow. This image shows three different fields of science and three different methods of research.

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Rights: Candida Savage, University of Otago University of WaikatoDr. Katja Riedel
Published: 10 October 2011Size: 309.17 KB
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