Question
Match the scientific criteria with their descriptions. Set I: (a) Parsimony; (b) Empiricism; (c) Precision; (d) Objectivity. Set II: (i) Knowledge remains open to revision; (ii) Interpretation is guided by evidence rather than personal bias; (iii) Knowledge is grounded in observation; (iv) Prefer the simpler of explanations that adequately account for the evidence; (v) Repeated measurements under specified conditions closely agree.
The correct answer is
(a) - (iv), (b) - (iii), (c) - (v), (d) - (ii)
Parsimony matches iv, empiricism iii, precision v and objectivity ii. Precision concerns agreement among repeated measurements; accuracy concerns closeness to the true or accepted reference value. A precise measure can still be systematically inaccurate.
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