Figure 1: Aspects of Scientific methods

Steps of Scientific Methods

The main objective of the scientific method is to analyses the observation made from the very beginning of the experiments. It follows analyzing of the result to make a scientifically conclusion (Siswanto, Susantini & Jatmiko, 2018).

For making progress in this, a few common steps are essential and adopted to complete the scientific method. It includes the questions, collection of data, hypothesis and the conclusion.

Questions

The first step that helps the scientific method to start is the questions. For making progress in the process, it is mandatory to start with observation and formulation of questions. The observation needs to be done on a specific topic or phenomenon. This will influence the whole process and will enhance the chances of making questions However, the question needs to be asked only from the selected aspect and as a result, it will help in collecting the correct information regarding the subject.

Collection of data

The next step of the scientific method is completely related to the data regarding the topic. In this step, it is mandatory to collect all the required data that will help in making further development in the experiment (Siswanto, Susantini & Jatmiko, 2018). With the information of those data, a proper hypothesis will be made. This hypothesis can be the cause of the phenomenon or can relate to any other existing phenomenon.

Hypothesis

Any hypothesis must be tested before making any kind of conclusion from that. That is the reason is the reason this step is the most important in scientific methods. It needs to be scientifically tested and scientists do that through simple experiments (Firman, Baedhowi & Murtini, 2018). The objective of doing this is to confirm if the hypothesis agrees or make a contrasting statement in comparison with the observation. The further progress of the hypothesis is completely dependent on this step and the experiments.

Summary

The final step of the scientific method is the conclusion part. It follows by the analysis of the hypothesis and ends with concluding. It is referred to as the most scientific and mathematical procedure of the whole procedure (Park, Yang & Song, 2019). Based on this analyzation, the further process makes progress. If in the analysis part, it is proved that the data is consistent, and then it will move forward otherwise it will get rejected and the whole data will be modified again and then will process.

This whole scientific method is not dependent on only one experiment. With a lot more experiments, this needs to be done. When there will be no discrepancies and a result, the hypothesis is proved it is considered a theory.