Scientific Method

<p>This book shows how science works fails to work or pretends to work by looking at examples from such diverse fields as physics biomedicine psychology and economics. Social science affects our lives every day through the predictions of experts and the rules and regulations they devise. Sciences like economics sociology and health are subject to more 'operating limitations' than classical fields like physics or chemistry or biology. Yet their methods and results must also be judged according to the same scientific standards. Every literate citizen should understand these standards and be able to tell the difference between good science and bad. <i>Scientific Method </i>enables readers to develop a critical informed view of scientific practice by discussing concrete examples of how real scientists have approached the problems of their fields. It is ideal for students and professionals trying to make sense of the role of science in society and of the meaning value and limitations of scientific methodology in the social sciences. </p>