http://www.experiment-resources.com The scientific method refers to techniques used in scientific observation and measurement, and the vast majority of research involves some type of practical experimentation. en-us scientific method Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:50:54 GMT Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:50:54 GMT experiment-resources.com http://www.experiment-resources.com/egyptian-mathematics.html Egyptian Mathematics and techniques passed on to the Greeks, helping the Hellenes to develop their great store of mathematical knowledge. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:50:54 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/babylonian-mathematics.html Babylonian Mathematics refers to mathematics developed in Mesopotamia and is especially known for the development of the Babylonian Numeral System. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:43:11 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/ancient-mathematics.html Whether you are filling in your accounts, building a cabinet, or watching the stars, you are using mathematical principles laid down by ancient mathematics. Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:00:43 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/cell-mediated-immune-defence.html Doherty and Zinkernagel were awarded the 1996 Nobel Prize of Medicine for their discovery of the specificity of the cell-mediated immune response mounted by our immune systems against viruses. Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:05:02 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/prion-as-an-infectious-agent.html Stanley B. Prusiner was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology of 1997 for his discovery of Prion as an infectious agent. Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:54:09 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/nitric-oxide-in-cardiovascular-system.html Furchgott, Ignarro and Murad were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology of 1998 for their norm-breaking discoveries of the effects of nitric oxide on the cardiovascular system. Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:44:55 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/intrinsic-signals-in-proteins.html Gnter Blobel was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1999 for his discovery of intrinsic signals in proteins that govern their transport and localization in the cell. Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:32:08 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/signal-transduction.html Carlsson, Greengard and Kandel received the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology in 2000 for their discoveries concerning the signal transduction in nervous system. Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:24:00 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/frequency-distribution.html Frequency distribution is a curve that gives us the frequency of the occurrence of a particular data point in an experiment. Tue, 06 Jul 2010 01:30:57 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/data-dredging.html Data dredging, also called as data snooping or data fishing, refers to the practice of misusing data mining techniques to show misleading scientific research. Tue, 06 Jul 2010 01:20:42 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/philosophy-of-statistics.html The philosophy of statistics deals with a number of related issues that try to study and understand the statistical methodology and its validity and applicability. Tue, 06 Jul 2010 01:04:42 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/ethics-in-statistics.html Like any other field, there are ethics in statistics that need to be followed by a researcher so that only the truth is reported and there is no misrepresentation of the data. Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:58:01 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/probability-and-statistics.html Probability and statistics are closely related and each depends on the other in a number of different ways. These have been traditionally studied together and justifiably so. Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:50:44 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/inferential-statistics.html Inferential statistics, unlike descriptive statistics, is a study to apply the conclusions that have been obtained from one experimental study to more general populations. Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:42:29 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/statistical-validity.html Statistical validity refers to whether a statistical study is able to draw conclusions that are in agreement with statistical and scientific laws. Mon, 05 Jul 2010 23:30:51 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/nonparametric-statistics.html Nonparametric statistics are those data that do not assume a prior distribution. When an experiment is performed, it is usually assumed that it fits some given probability distribution. Mon, 05 Jul 2010 23:22:45 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/descriptive-statistics.html Descriptive statistics implies a simple quantitative summary of a data set that has been collected. Mon, 05 Jul 2010 23:14:52 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/statistical-reliability.html Statistical reliability is needed in order to ensure the validity and precision of the statistical analysis. It refers to the ability to reproduce the results again and again. Sun, 04 Jul 2010 20:33:06 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/key-regulators-of-the-cell-cycle.html In 2001 Leland H. Hartwell, R. Timothy Hunt and Paul M. Nurse were awarded the Noble Prize for Medicine or Physiology for their discoveries regarding the key regulators of cell cycle. Sun, 23 May 2010 14:18:01 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/programmed-cell-death.html Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology of 2002 was awarded to S. Brenner, H. R. Horvitz and J. E. Sulston for their discovery regarding gene regulation of organ development and programmed cell death. Sun, 23 May 2010 14:07:21 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/magnetic-resonance-imaging.html 2003 Nobel Prize Medicine: Discoveries on magnetic resonance imaging by Paul Lauterbur and Sir Peter Mansfield. Sun, 23 May 2010 13:55:33 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/odorant-receptors.html Richard Axel and Linda Buck were the recipients of the 2004 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology for their study which shed light on odorant receptors and its role on how our olfactory system works. Sun, 23 May 2010 13:43:20 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/rna-interference.html The discoveries of Andrew Z. Fire and Craig C. Mello regarding the control of the flow of genetic information via RNA Interferenced (RNAi) earned them the 2006 Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology. Sun, 23 May 2010 13:35:24 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/helicobacter-pylori.html 2005 Nobel Prize Medicine: Discovery of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease by Barry J. Marshall & J. Robin Warren Sun, 02 May 2010 21:55:26 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/embryonic-stem-cells.html 2007 Nobel Prize Medicine: Discoveries of principles for introducing specific gene modifications in mice by the use of embryonic stem cells by Mario R. Capecchi, Sir Martin J. Evans & Oliver Smithies. Sun, 02 May 2010 21:47:46 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/human-immunodeficiency-virus.html 2008 Nobel Prize Medicine: The discovery of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) by Franoise Barre-Sinoussi Luc Montagnier. Sun, 02 May 2010 21:37:41 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/human-papilloma-viruses.html 2008 Nobel Prize Medicine: Discovery of human papilloma viruses causing cervical cancer by Harald zur Hausen. Sun, 02 May 2010 21:31:13 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/telomeres-and-enzyme-telomerase.html 2009 Nobel Prize Medicine: Discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase by Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Greider & Jack Szostak. Sun, 02 May 2010 21:25:26 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/cronbachs-alpha.html Cronbachs alpha is a statistic generally used as a measure of internal consistency or reliability. Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:07:21 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/cohens-kappa.html Cohens Kappa is an index that measures interrater agreement for categorical items. Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:02:57 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/roc-curve-analysis.html The ROC curve analysis / technique has been designed to attain the need to discriminate between good and bad, presence and absence. Tue, 27 Apr 2010 19:44:02 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/f-distribution.html The F-distribution is the distribution of ratios of two independent estimators of the population variances. Tue, 27 Apr 2010 19:35:17 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/research-examples.html This page contains research examples of historic cases of scientific discoveries. Social psychology, physics, biology, medicine. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:40:28 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/andreas-vesalius.html Andreas Vesalius was the founder of modern human anatomy. Before him, there were a few early attempts on studying the human body. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:52:19 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/discovery-of-pasteurization.html Louis Pasteur is regarded as one of the greatest saviors of humanity, and was responsible of the discovery of pasteurization. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:41:08 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/discovery-of-bacteria.html Antony van Leeuwenhoek is regarded as the father of microbiology. Van Leeuwenhoek is known for the discovery of bacteria. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:33:41 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/semmelweis-germ-theory.html Semmelweis' germ theory was introduced when Semmelweis saw a connection between puerperal fever and disinfected hands of the hospital staff. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:26:25 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/who-invented-vaccination.html It is hard to determine who invented vaccination. It may have been used in ancient China, India or Persia. But we do know that Edward Jenner was the first person which the first recorded vaccination. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:16:14 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/history-of-anesthesia.html The history of anesthesia has a painful background. The 18th century observed numerous medical advances and discoveries. This led to the increased practice of surgery and thus pain. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:02:24 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/wilhelm-conrad-roentgen.html Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen was already working on the effects of cathode rays during 1895, before he actually discovered X-rays. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:32:19 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/history-of-antibiotics.html History of antibiotics can be described in two segments early history and modern history. Most important is the discovery of pencillin by Alexander Fleming. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:09:27 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/who-discovered-dna.html Who discovered DNA? This is the story of the Nobel Prize Winners Wilkins, Crick and Watson and DNA discovery/development. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:58:02 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/medical-research-history.html A collection of different discoveries throughout the medical research history. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:48:48 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/human-genome-project.html The Human Genome Project (HGP) was a collaborative scientific research program on international scale conducted to discover all the chemical base pairs which make up human DNA. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:09:18 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/partial-correlation-analysis.html Partial correlation analysis involves studying the linear relationship between two variables after excluding the effect of one or more independent factors. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:17:04 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/correlation-and-regression.html Three main reasons for correlation and regression together are, 1) Test a hypothesis for causality, 2) See association between variables, 3) Estimating a value of a variable corresponding to another. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:11:26 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/mann-whitney-u-test.html The Mann-Whitney U-test is used to test whether two independent samples of observations are drawn from the same or identical distributions. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:58:49 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/islamic-psychology.html Islamic psychology emerged and would later influence Europe as it shook off the memory of the Dark Ages and underwent the first Renaissance. Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:50:20 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/aristotles-psychology.html Aristotles psychology was intertwined with his philosophy of the mind, reasoning and Nicomachean ethics, but the psychological method started with his brilliant mind and empirical approach. Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:40:59 GMT http://www.experiment-resources.com/ancient-physics.html From theoretical mathematics, accurate astronomy and sophisticated philosophy sprang ancient physics, an attempt to explain the world and uncover the laws that governed the universe. Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:35:02 GMT