Bad Science - Patterns, Trends and Dastardly Traps

Subject(s): Science | Age: 14-16 | Post 16 | Type: Article | Publication Year: 2010 to date

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This Catalyst article explains the way scientists work, how they conduct research and look for patterns in data. It also investigates what can go wrong during the process of spotting patterns in the collated information.

This article is from Catalyst: GCSE Science Review 2011, Volume 22, Issue 1.

Catalyst is a science magazine for students aged 14-19 years. Annual subscriptions to print copies of the magazine can be purchased from Mindsets.

URL: http://stem.org.uk/rx6p3

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