From Observation to Inference and Back Again

From Observation to Inference and Back Again: 

From Observation to Inference and Back Again

Observation: Information gained through the senses Inference: Theory based on observation.: 

Observation: Information gained through the senses Inference: Theory based on observation.

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Observations Grey hair Tubes in nose Contacts on chest Earrings in ears Blue clothing Smile Wrinkles “Crow’s feet” wrinkles at eyes White cloth behind head Inferences

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Observations Grey hair Tubes in nose Contacts on chest Earrings in ears Blue clothing Smile Wrinkles “Crow’s feet” wrinkles at eyes White cloth behind head Inferences Elderly Woman In hospital Pillow behind her head Happy Cheerful Heart condition Has heard good news Is happy to have visitor

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Woman Oval face Earrings Hair style Elderly Gray hair Wrinkles Hospital Tubes Contacts Blue clothes White cloth Happy Smile “Crow’s feet” Heart condition Tubes Contacts Putting Observations into Patterns

Interpretation: A cheerful, elderly woman hospitalized for a heart condition is happy to have a visitor. : 

Interpretation: A cheerful, elderly woman hospitalized for a heart condition is happy to have a visitor.

Interpretation: A cheerful, elderly woman hospitalized for a heart condition is happy to have a visitor. : 

Interpretation: A cheerful, elderly woman hospitalized for a heart condition is happy to have a visitor. Supporting details: Her oval face and earrings indicate that she is a woman. Her gray hair and wrinkles lead me to believe that she is elderly. The tubes, contacts, blue clothes and white fabric, which I think is a pillow, are all things found in a hospital; the tubes and contacts are often used to monitor patients with a heart condition. I know that patients in hospitals usually have visitors, and that this can often make them happy. Since she is smiling, I infer that she is happy, therefore I think she might have a visitor.

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Observations Inferences In your journal create a T-chart:

In your journal write an interpretation for the picture. Support your interpretation with observed details. : 

In your journal write an interpretation for the picture. Support your interpretation with observed details.