{"id":7478,"date":"2025-01-07T14:08:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T12:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tesisdoctoralesonline.com\/what-is-the-scientific-method-and-how-is-it-applied-in-research\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T12:48:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T10:48:42","slug":"what-is-the-scientific-method-and-how-is-it-applied-in-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tesisdoctoralesonline.com\/en\/what-is-the-scientific-method-and-how-is-it-applied-in-research\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the scientific method and how is it applied in research?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;11px|||||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may not know<\/span> <strong>what the scientific method is<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in theory, but you\u2019re bound to be applying it in your daily life without even realising it.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This approach to acquiring knowledge is typical of the more purely scientific disciplines, but it also has its place in the social sciences, as you will see below. Here, we explain what the scientific method is for and what its applications are. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">\u00cdndice de Contenidos<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tesisdoctoralesonline.com\/en\/what-is-the-scientific-method-and-how-is-it-applied-in-research\/#What_is_the_scientific_method\" >What is the scientific method?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tesisdoctoralesonline.com\/en\/what-is-the-scientific-method-and-how-is-it-applied-in-research\/#What_are_the_stages_of_the_scientific_method\" >What are the stages of the scientific method?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tesisdoctoralesonline.com\/en\/what-is-the-scientific-method-and-how-is-it-applied-in-research\/#Comment\" >Comment<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tesisdoctoralesonline.com\/en\/what-is-the-scientific-method-and-how-is-it-applied-in-research\/#Statement_of_the_problem\" >Statement of the problem<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/tesisdoctoralesonline.com\/en\/what-is-the-scientific-method-and-how-is-it-applied-in-research\/#Formulation_of_hypotheses\" >Formulation of hypotheses<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/tesisdoctoralesonline.com\/en\/what-is-the-scientific-method-and-how-is-it-applied-in-research\/#Experimentation\" >Experimentation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/tesisdoctoralesonline.com\/en\/what-is-the-scientific-method-and-how-is-it-applied-in-research\/#Analysis\" >Analysis<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/tesisdoctoralesonline.com\/en\/what-is-the-scientific-method-and-how-is-it-applied-in-research\/#Conclusions_and_theories\" >Conclusions and theories<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/tesisdoctoralesonline.com\/en\/what-is-the-scientific-method-and-how-is-it-applied-in-research\/#How_the_scientific_method_is_applied_in_practice\" >How the scientific method is applied in practice<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_scientific_method\"><\/span><strong>What is the scientific method?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This system or set of guidelines is applied to works of an informative, academic or scientific nature. It can be defined as the series of steps carried out in a research project, aimed<\/span> a<strong>t formulating questions, establishing hypotheses, conducting experiments or practical tests<\/strong>, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><strong>objectively analysing the results obtained<\/strong>, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in order to propose theories that validate those hypotheses.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Traditionally, the scientific method has been associated with disciplines such as<\/span> <strong>physics, chemistry, meteorology, medicine and biology<\/strong>, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">but it is also applied in other fields of knowledge such as<\/span> psychology, anthropology, linguistics, economics, criminology and sociology, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">amongst many others<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_stages_of_the_scientific_method\"><\/span><strong>What are the stages of the scientific method?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beyond the individual stages, you might be wondering<\/span> <strong>why the scientific method is important<\/strong>, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and here is a clear answer: it allows for a deep and genuine understanding of knowledge and enables us to make predictions, forecasts and scenarios across various fields of study. Of course, to apply it correctly, you need to follow its six stages in the right order.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 40px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Comment\"><\/span>Comment<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the first stage of the scientific method. It involves<\/span> <strong>identifying patterns, problems or situations that arouse curiosity in any field of knowledge<\/strong>, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and which give rise to questions and curiosities to be resolved<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 40px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Statement_of_the_problem\"><\/span>Statement of the problem<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This step involves<\/span> <strong>narrowing down that observation<\/strong>, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">attempting to organise the observed facts in order to steer the research in the right direction.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 40px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Formulation_of_hypotheses\"><\/span>Formulation of hypotheses<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hypotheses are the<\/span><strong> initial, tentative answers given to the problems posed<\/strong>. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They may or may not be correct, a fact that is later verified through experimentation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 40px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Experimentation\"><\/span>Experimentation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is not simply a matter of providing answers to the problem or the questions; rather, the exact same situations and conditions of the observed phenomena must be reproduced<\/span> <strong>in order to verify that the hypotheses are correct<\/strong>. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And this\u2014reproducibility\u2014is one of the essential characteristics of the scientific method.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 40px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Analysis\"><\/span>Analysis<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The analysis is based<\/span> <strong>on determining whether these findings support the initial hypothesis<\/strong>. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If they do, a theory can be put forward; if not, the analysis will still have served to confirm that the initial proposal does not provide an empirical explanation for a particular situation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 40px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusions_and_theories\"><\/span>Conclusions and theories<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The conclusion validates the hypotheses and serves as a starting point for future research. Theories must be concise, clear and supported<\/span> <strong>by sound empirical evidence<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_the_scientific_method_is_applied_in_practice\"><\/span><strong>How the scientific method is applied in practice<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are countless examples and cases that demonstrate the effectiveness of the scientific method, ranging from<\/span><strong> the use of vaccines to Mendel\u2019s experiments with peas and flowers<\/strong>, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as well as weather forecasting and<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">research into chronic diseases.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, moving away from the more purely scientific disciplines for a moment, here is a theoretical example that can be applied to the social sciences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Imagine you want to find out how unemployment and rising crime are linked in a deprived area of a city:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firstly, we should <\/span><strong>examine whether there is a higher incidence in areas with high unemployment rates<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From there, we need<\/span> <strong>to look for a causal link between those two situations<\/strong>. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That would be the question to be answered \u2013 in other words, the hypothesis.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The next step is <\/span><strong>to carry out experimental and empirical tests<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">whilst controlling for a whole range of study variables.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next, carry out the<\/span> <strong>relevant analyses to demonstrate that this hypothesis may be true<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and that it can be applied to other instances of violence and high unemployment rates.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From there<\/span>, <strong>statistical analyses are carried out which validate this hypothesis<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and may lead to a sound theory<\/span>.<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, the conclusion<\/span> <strong>reaffirms the theory<\/strong>, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which should lead to measures that tackle the problem of crime.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now you know what the scientific method is and how it can be applied to any field of study<\/span>. 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