The Scientific Method• Science emphasizes the importance ofempirical evidence: information we can verifywith our senses.• Empirical: refers to something that is based oncareful and systematic verification of senses.As applied to general approaches to research,the term ‘empirical’ implies a close relationshipto sensory experience, observation, orexperiment.• Scientific Method: Systematic, organizedseries of steps that ensures maximumobjectivity and consistency in researching aproblem.