What Are Scientific Investigation and Non-scientific Investigation?

Running Head : WHAT ARE SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION AND NON-SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION

What Are Scientific Investigation and Non-scientific Investigation

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Scientific investigation and non-scientific investigation are fields of inquiry used by scholars , policy makers , health professionals and economists among others , to acquire knowledge that explains the various forms of phenomena that exist in the natural physical environment Science is derived from a Latin word scientia which literally means knowledge . It is a discipline that deals with the systematic process of gathering knowledge about the

structure and behavior of the natural and physical world , based on facts that are measurable and can be proven by manipulation of data obtained through experiments , and observation (Gaukroger , 2006

Investigation is the process of enquiring into unfamiliar or questionable activities , thoroughly and systematically with the aim getting a solution (Bauer , 1992 . Scientific investigation therefore is a method used to acquire knowledge through careful observation of facts of a situation that is unfamiliar or questionable , which helps in the development of a hypothesis from which logical predictions can be proven by way of experimentation , and manipulation of empirical data (Ziman 2000

Non-scientific investigation on the other hand is devoid of all attributes that are scientific in nature . The careful examination , with the aim of establishing reasons for the occurrence or existence of a particular phenomenon cannot be verified with reference to data gathered by means of experiments , observations , empirical evidence or any other forms regarded as scientific . Conclusions are majorly based on claims...