Can anyone explain the differences between observation, inference, and analogies to me?
An observation is the actual results the scientist sees, or “observes,” from the experiment. This would include numerical data, or other information that was recorded. An analogy is a comparison between two sets of results that are similar to each other for some reason. The inference is the logic that the scientist applies to make the analogy. In other words, the inference is the reason one set of results can be compared to another set of results.
