Which of the following questions cannot be answered using a scientific approach to truth? the meaning of lifethe extent of poverty in a societythe range of public opinion about the environmentthe pay gap between women and men

The correct answer is a) the meaning of life. The explanation of this question: what is the purpose of life? Implies approaches from a philosophic point of view demand qualitative methods to obtain an answer and cannot be measured using statistical analysis. The traditional scientific approach (the scientific method) states that “what cannot be measured (using mathematics) is subjective, thus not reliable nor comparable. All the other options: b) the extent of, c) a range and d) a pay gap can be express in continuous numerical variables, in opposition to the option a).

Nevertheless, nowadays a combination of methods (mixed methods) using variations of quantitative and qualitative Technics is being accepted, as positivism (from where the traditional scientific method come) has failed to answer many of the essential questions’ humans have. it is not just useful to know "how many?" but "why?" most of the times, a combined answer is preferable than only a number (and perhaps more correct)

A recommendable bibliography if you want to go into deep is: Creswell, J. (2009). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches (Laureate Education, Inc., custom ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

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a series circuit is one with all the loads in a row. there is only one path for the electricity to flow. if this circuit was a string of light bulbs, and one blew out, the remaining bulbs would turn off.

unlike in series circuits, a charge in a parallel circuit encounters a single voltage drop during its path through the external circuit. the current through a given branch can be predicted using the ohm's law equation and the voltage drop across the resistor and the resistance of the resistor.

a parallel circuit has certain characteristics and basic rules: a parallel circuit has two or more paths for current to flow through. voltage is the same across each component of the parallel circuit.