Question

Name and describe the four steps involved in the scientific process.

Answer 1

Scientific process refers to making a model for a study or experiment. Scientific process has four basic steps. These steps are

1. Observation and complete description of the problem.
2. Forming a hypothesis that can explain the observable fact of the research.
3. Testing of that formed hypothesis
4. Reaching in the conclusion and defining the significance of the hypothesis.

Observation and Description- This is the first stage of scientific process in which a researcher observes the actual problem and defines the problem according to his or her observation. This step also involves with collection of raw data or information. The observation stage basically finds what kind of effect manipulated variables can have on the experiment or on the subject of the experiment.  

Forming a Hypothesis- Hypothesis is kind of an educated guess which we expect to happen at the end of the experiment. Basically hypothesis can be written in the terms of causes and effects. Apart from this, a hypothesis can define the co-relation between two factors. There are two types of hypothesis. One is Null hypothesis and another is non-Differentiate hypothesis. These two hypotheses can assume the changes in the variable.

Testing Hypothesis- In this stage, a researcher need to design a plan and also need to apply that plan for testing a hypothesis. For testing a hypothesis a researcher can change or manipulate the independent variable to see the changing effect on the dependent variable. After applying the design or plan on the subject a researcher can complete the testing of the Hypothesis and also can understand either his hypothesis acceptable or should be rejected.

Conclusion- After completing the earlier steps, a researcher can conclude whether he should accept or reject his hypothesis. Accepting a hypothesis does not mean that the hypothesis is correct. Sometimes a researcher wants to repeat the whole procedure for finding the accurate conclusion. This step also involves describing the result of the whole experiment and also educates the cause and effects of the Experiment.