Observation and Inference. Observation vs. Inference O Observation O A factual description based on...

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Observation and Inference

Transcript of Observation and Inference. Observation vs. Inference O Observation O A factual description based on...

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Observation and

Inference

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Observation vs. Inference

O Observation

O A factual description based on our five senses

O Not based on opinionO Would not cause argument

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Quantitative uses numbers; provides measurements of something

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Qualitative uses describing adjectives; describes the characteristics of something

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Observation vs. Inference

O Inference

O Using prior knowledge and/or past experiences to make a decision based on observations.

O Can be based on opinionO Could be argued, but should not

be nonsensical