The Observational-Inductive Framework for Science
Timothy E. Eastman · AIP conference proceedings · 2006
A new observational‐inductive framework for science is emerging due to recent developments in sensors, data systems, computers and knowledge discovery techniques. This new framework complements the standard hypothetical‐deductive model that has sometimes been held up as the standard of what is meant by “science.” The hypothetical‐deductive/inductive schemas were developed before the massive growth (by orders of magnitude) in the volume of observational data and power of high performance computing. The strength of the observational‐inductive model is its firm foundation on both of these revolutionary developments in the history of science.