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How is educational psychology a science?

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Science begins with data collection. Using statistics and objective measures, we can delve deeper into our world, providing explanations for all sorts of events. Whether a scientist isolates compounds in a test tube, or calculates the trajectory of a space shuttle, they are all using formal logic and mathematical calculations.

Psychologists too use these tools to describe, explain, and predict behaviour. Using advanced statistics and experimental designs, we can establish causation or discover correlations between variables. The study of human behaviour is indeed a strict science that uses mathematical formulas, relies on replication, and can stand under the scrutiny of scientific rigour.

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