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The nature of scientific inquiry. Scientific: scientia (Latin): KnowledgePositivism: logical and persistent patterns of regularity=> generalization-scientific theory-empiricism-objectivity. . The process of theory construction. 1. Specify the topic2. Specify the assumptions3. Specify the range
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1. Conceptualizing Health Services Research Scientific Foundations of HSR
Research Questions/Topics
Research Hypotheses
2. The nature of scientific inquiry Scientific: scientia (Latin): Knowledge Positivism: logical and persistent patterns of regularity=> generalization -scientific theory -empiricism -objectivity