Assignment task: Answer the following questions about scientific method and Dr. Semmelweis' inquiry into the cause of childbed fever:
Q1. What are the main steps involved in scientific method, that is, the hypothetic-deductive method (H-D method)?
Q2. Illustrate these steps using the example of Dr. Semmelweis' inquiry into the cause of childbed fever.
Q3. Describe clearly the logic or reasoning involved in testing a hypothesis in science, including both the case where the prediction is false and the case where it turns out to be true.