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Chapter 1 Nature of Science - (Sci 1101)

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Sample Size A critical experimental variable is the number of observations necessary in order to have a reliable representation of a population. Nature of Science <a href="/keyword/environmental-science/" >environmental science</a> . SCIENCE AS A WAY OF KNOWING: Analytical Thinking How can I break this problem into parts? Creative Thinking How can I approach this differently? Logical Thinking How can deductive reasoning help? Approaches to Knowledge and Thinking: Nature of Science <a href="/keyword/environmental-science/" >environmental science</a> Critical Thinking What am I trying to do? Reflective Thinking What does it all mean? Approaches to Knowledge and Thinking: Nature of Science <a href="/keyword/environmental-science/" >environmental science</a> Approaches to Knowledge and Thinking: Nature of Science <a href="/keyword/environmental-science/" >environmental science</a> Identify and evaluate premises and conclusions in an argument. Acknowledge and clarify uncertainties, vagueness, equivocation, and contradictions. Distinguish between facts and values. Recognize and assess assumptions. Distinguish source reliability or unreliability. Recognize and understand conceptual frameworks. Approaches to Knowledge and Thinking: Nature of Science <a href="/keyword/environmental-science/" >environmental science</a> Nature of Science <a href="/keyword/environmental-science/" >environmental science</a> Nature of Science <a href="/keyword/environmental-science/" >environmental science</a> Global Concerns: An ...

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