Scientific research is an essential pillar in the development of knowledge that allows new discoveries to be made. The method empirical-analytical It is a method of observation used to deepen the study of phenomena, being able to establish general laws based on the connection that exists between cause and effect in a given context.
Experience and forms of knowledge
Statistical analysis is also widely used in the branch of social sciences. For many centuries, Philosophy was considered the first wisdom, the most important science. One of the most illustrious philosophers of ancient Greece, Aristotle, explained the value of practical experience in knowing reality.
A method to determine the feasibility of a hypothesis
From the observation of the experience, it is possible to make inferences by analyzing the data collected through observation. The empirical-analytical method addresses the reality of the facts that are observable, quantifiable and measurable. It is a method that contrasts your hypotheses in a rigorous way through the scientific demonstration that determines if said hypothesis is true or false. To verify the hypothesis or refute it, different experiments are carried out.
Incorporating new information to reinforce studies of scenarios that change with time and trends
However, it should be specified that it is a form of knowledge scientific that is in a constant incorporation of new data. Recent research is based on previously achieved truths, which is why the history of knowledge becomes a sum of contributions that different authors have made.
Empirical Analytical Method begins in the identification of a problem, to then present a hypothesis, and carry out its analysis
The process carried out by the analytical empirical method is: first, definition of a problem.
Subsequently, a hypothesis of work that is the base in the investigation. Through different experiments, the results are analyzed and connected with said hypothesis. The empirical analytical method is valued for its rigor and for its objectivity objectivity insofar as it is based on data that are verifiable.
Limitations of the Empirical Analytical Method
However, the empirical analytical method cannot be applied to any object of study but it also has limits. For example, it is not possible to apply this criterion of certainty to the study of such human subjects as the existence of the soul, the existence of God or life after death. And, there are realities that are not observable. For example, love cannot be measured as a mathematical equation and the inner universe of a human being (illusion, hope, affection ...) cannot be described in the way of a scientific equation.
