WHAT DO WE MEAN WHEN WE SAY THAT SCIENCE IS BASED ON EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE

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Science is the collective human effort to comprehend the world’s history with visible proof (Popper, 2013). Empirical evidence is the statistics acquired through experimentation or by observation. A central subject of science is that every proof should be empirical. It should rely on evidence or outcomes that can be noticed by our senses. Scientific affirmation is a theme too, and obtained from our observations or our experience and empirical data which is based on both experimental results and observations. In the process of approving or disapproving any proposition, the evidence is paired with the conclusion. This information is used to give a deduction basing on observation or experiment — science targets for measurable outcomes by testing examination.
Scientists begin by forming a hypothesis and acquire knowledge through experiments or through observations to accept or disapprove a theory. Before empirical data is collected the scientist’s design their methods of research to ensure the quality, integrity, and accuracy of the data. If any flaws appear in the in the empirical data collected, the study is considered invalid. The scientific methods used to manage the empirical data include lab experiments which are repeated several times. The data obtained is in the form of numbers and statistics. The aim of science is that the empirical data collected through experimentation, observation, and experience is not biased (Popper, 2013).

The strength of scientific research relies on the potential to collect and analyze the empirical data in an unbiased way. For accuracy purposes, the empirical data is collected by more than one scientist who works out the experiments independently. This protects against scientists who unconsciously veer from prescribed parameters which in turn could distort the results. Science can only be promoted if the empirical data is analyzed and shared. Hence recording of the empirical information is crucial in scientific research.
ReferencePopper, K. (2013). Realism and the aim of science: From the postscript to the logic of scientific discovery. Routledge.