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Scientific Method
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The logic of the scientific method was set out by John Stuart Mill in 1843 and was named the method of difference. A simple example of what he meant by this is to take two glasses of water which are [blank] in every respect. Introduce a few drops of ink into one of these glasses. The water changes color! According to Mill's method of a difference, it is safe to assume that the change in the color of the water is due to the [blank] of a new factor - the [blank] variable -in this case, the ink.
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The logic of the scientific method was set out by John Stuart Mill in 1843 and was named the method of difference. A simple example of what he meant by this is to take two glasses of water which are identical in every respect. Introduce a few drops of ink into one of these glasses. The water changes color! According to Mill's method of a difference, it is safe to assume that the change in the color of the water is due to the introduction of a new factor - the independent variable -in this case, the ink.
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