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Yes, that sounds good. I would maybe say that they use induction to show that both the hypothesis and the theory are correct.Varsha Verma said:So you are saying that in the scientific method theorists use "deduction" to build to hypothesis, and the experimentalists do the experiments and use "induction" to show whether the hypothesis is correct or not?
I don’t know about “mandatory”. There isn’t a governing body that mandates the steps. However, papers are more likely to pass peer review in prestigious journals if both deductive and inductive reasoning are used.Varsha Verma said:Is the use of "deductive" method mandatory in the scientific method?
Can you use the scientific method using "induction" alone??