|
Scale |
Criterion |
Research
Strategy |
Outcome |
Reasoning
Process |
Intent |
| 1 |
possible |
hermeneutics |
interpretation (beliefs, opinions, and
judgments) |
imagination |
may be true or may be the case but
with no degree of certainty |
| 2 |
probable |
exegesis (establish context stage) |
marshal opinion |
induction |
affording ground for belief |
| 3 |
plausible |
exegesis (formulation of hypotheses
stage) |
establish informed opinion |
deduction |
seemingly worthy of approval or
acceptance |
| 4 |
more probable than not
|
exegesis (falsification stage) |
develop facts |
deduction |
reasonable by a preponderance of the
available evidence |
| 5 |
beyond a reasonable
doubt |
exegesis (replication and verification
stage) |
explication (provide meaning and
develop theory based upon facts) |
deduction |
believed with certainty on rational
grounds |
| 6 |
acceptable,
statistical, certainty |
science (final outcome subject to
verification) |
explanation (develop theory based upon
facts allowing prediction) |
deduction |
high probability |
| 7 |
beyond all doubt |
|
an ideal not humanly possible to
achieve except in the realm of theology |
faith |
absolute certainty |
