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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 June 2022

J. Scott Armstrong  and
Kesten C. Green
J. Scott Armstrong
Affiliation:
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Kesten C. Green
Affiliation:
University of South Australia
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The scientific method is largely responsible for improving life expectancies and the quality of life over the past 2000 years. Individual scientists, in their efforts to discover how things work and how to make them better have used the method on their own or in collaboration with others to make the world a better place.

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The Scientific Method
A Guide to Finding Useful Knowledge
 , pp. 1 - 9
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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  • Introduction
  • J. Scott Armstrong, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Kesten C. Green, University of South Australia
  • Book: The Scientific Method
  • Online publication: 23 June 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009092265.002
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  • Introduction
  • J. Scott Armstrong, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Kesten C. Green, University of South Australia
  • Book: The Scientific Method
  • Online publication: 23 June 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009092265.002
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  • Introduction
  • J. Scott Armstrong, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Kesten C. Green, University of South Australia
  • Book: The Scientific Method
  • Online publication: 23 June 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009092265.002
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