Key points of scientific method

• The scientific method is a manner of thinking and working towards more complete knowledge of the world.
• To be scientific, a statement must, in principle, be falsifiable.
• Sciences may be classified as experimental, observational, or historical.
• There are many forms of scientific inference, with different logical foundations and degrees of rigour. to lax.
• Scientific explanation is linked to causality. A parsimonious explanation is preferred.
• A scientific statement may be a fact, hypothesis, theory, or law, each with a level of certainty.
• An important type of scientific reasoning is deductive-inductive.
• Scientific explanation requires sound logical thinking.