PEDIATRICS Vol. 77 No. 3 March 1986, pp. 370
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YES/NO VERSUS HOW MUCH?

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The distribution between science and technology may be ascribed to the questions which they ask. . . the key question which defines a scientific inquiry is, "does my theory fit the facts?," and this. . .requires the answer "yes" or "no." Technological work rarely asks a question of this kind. Its questions almost always involve "how much?," and the answers have to be quantitative. Statistically speaking, the technologist is more interested in estimation than in testing significance.


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