Finding Patterns in Data - Scientific Critical Thinking

What are some of the kinds of patterns that we commonly find in experimental data, and how can we use the properties of these patterns to test models of nature? This is an essential aspect of scientific methods that (in my experience) are not often specifically discussed in the classroom. Full Series Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQzpF6G7qUZCP4cN3eNI4CTnDhNFo6740 0:00 Introduction 0:51 Quantifying Scientific Data 2:50 Scatter Plots 4:58 Building Scatter Plots in Google Sheets 8:59 Common Patterns in Data (with examples) 25:00 Applying Fits in Google Sheets 28:11 Comparing Claims with Data (with examples) 40:18 Additional Points Opening Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Brant Robertson (UC Santa Cruz), Ben Johnson (CfA), Sandro Tacchella (Cambridge), Marcia Rieke (University of Arizona), Daniel Eisenstein (CfA) https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/2023/127/01H1Q1CGJD51CDJTK2NHJWD06M