Science uses inductive reasoning to make sweeping generalizations about the universe from a few data points called experiments.

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Good science requires clear thinking, careful reasoning, and keeping in mind what is plausible.

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Now, better statistical tools and neuroscience are opening up the possibility that economics can become an abductive science that combines elements of deductive and inductive reasoning.

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