The+Scientific+Method

There are many different ways of explaining the scientific method or outlining its process. The method itself, is a fluid, yet organized process that guides scientific inquiry, but that can be modified and contributed to at any point.

Analyzing Data
For Elizabeth Keller, mom, tech. consultant, former NASA scientist, and author of the website, Extreme Science, analyzing data is the best part of the scientific process. In her own words:

"//All of the training I'd had in research methods, experimental design, statistical analysis and computer science really prepared me well for the job of doing tightly controlled, highly complex laboratory experiments. I loved working in the lab, loved every aspect of doing scientific research - from formulating the hypotheses, to writing up the results. People who aren't scientists think I'm crazy, but my favorite step in the scientific method is analyzing the data because that's when the answers start coming.//   //A lot of people think the fun part of science is conducting the experiments, you know, collecting the data/samples. But the real act of discovery comes when you're huddled over a computer in the wee hours crunching numbers. Teasing out the experimental effects and seeing what really happened is exciting.//" ~ Elizabeth Keller, Extreme Science