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The 23 pages that link to Observation, each with the reason it gives.

• Scientific methodRelated: Observations supply the initial evidence and later checks that guide scientific inquiry.

• EmpiricismRelated: Empirical inquiry turns experience into evidence through systematic observation.

• FalsifiabilityNarrower topic: Potential observations supply the evidence that could conflict with a claim.

• EvidenceBroader topic: Observations often supply the raw material from which evidence is assessed.

• InferenceCompared with: Observation supplies information; inference goes beyond it to derive a conclusion.

• Inverse problemRelated: The observations provide the evidence from which unknown causes or parameters are inferred.

• Experimental psychologyRelated: It supplies empirical evidence when experimental manipulation is unsuitable or impossible.

• Philosophy of scienceRelated: What counts as neutral observation is disputed because expectations shape data collection.

• Scientific theoryNarrower topic: Observations supply the phenomena that a theory must account for.

• Scientific illustrationRelated: Direct observation supplies many of the features an illustration must preserve.

• Natural philosophyRelated: Careful observation of natural events supplied evidence for competing explanations.

• Sherlock HolmesRelated: Holmes turns overlooked details into evidence about people and events.

• Abductive reasoningRelated: Observed facts are the starting points that an abductive hypothesis must explain.

• InstrumentalismRelated: Observations provide the outcomes theories are expected to organize or predict.

• HypothesisRelated: Observations can prompt hypotheses and supply evidence for evaluating them.

• Empirical evidenceNarrower topic: Observations supply the recorded particulars from which empirical claims are assessed.

• De humani corporis fabricaRelated: Vesalius treated direct inspection as a check on claims passed down through texts.

• Lunar theoryCompared with: Lunar theory predicts motion; observations determine how well its predictions match the sky.

• ScienceRelated: Observations provide evidence from which scientific questions and claims develop.

• ScientistRelated: Observations supply evidence, including when controlled experiments are impossible.

• Outcome (probability)Compared with: An observed result is realized, while an outcome can remain merely possible.

• Frances Glessner LeeRelated: Lee’s exercises depended on close observation before investigators formed conclusions.

• Natural science disciplinesRelated: Direct and instrument-assisted observation supplies evidence across the disciplines.