Scientific Methodology

Question 1

What are the stages to scientific methodology?

Answer 1

Identifying and defining the question
Collecting and analysing data
Testing the hypothesis

Question 2

What is the main purpose of fire investigation?

Answer 2

To define the fires area of origin and if possible the fires point of origin, to establish the cause of the fire.

Question 3

How does a fire investigator record data?

Answer 3

Notes or digitally

Question 4

What should fire investigators perform at scene?

Answer 4

Hypothesis testing

Question 5

What reasoning should fire investigators use?

Answer 5

Deductive, inductive and abductive