Make Questions to Solve Problems ~how to use science as tool~

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1. Make Questions to Solve Problems ~how to use science as tool~
2. Hayata Yamamoto • Job ◦ Data Scientist • BackGround ◦ Sales > ML eng. > DS • Interest ◦ Statistics, Psychology, Economics • Twitter ◦ @hayata_yamamoto
3. When we use scientific method, the important is to make proper question related to problem.
4. Why?
5. Science is useful. it provides us effective tools. However, it has unsolvable problems.
6. For example...
7. Lorenz Attractor citation: http://www.mizuno.org/c/la/index.ja.shtml
8. How our feeling is occurred? citation: http://fmri.ucsd.edu/Research/whatisfmri.html
9. “ I propose the term trans-scientific for these questions since, though they are, epistemologically speaking, questions of fact and can be stated in the language of science, they are unanswerable by science; they transcend science. “ ALVIN M. WEINBERG, “Science and Trans-Science”
10. We must understand science cannot provide solutions to all problems. We must choose prospective problem.
11. However, problems are not always prospective. What is the most important things to solve such hard problems?
12. The most important is to make questions properly.
13. Proper question is 1. Key to solve problem. 2. Having deep hypothesis. 3. Possible to be solved. Question Problem citation: K. Ataku, “Issue Driven”
14. What things we can do for improper question?
15. Iterate below until questions become feasible, • What is the goal of problem? • Does this question lead us to solve problem? • What assumptions exists behind question? • Cannot make this question simpler? • What our resources? • Does this problem looks solvable by our resource? How to make questions proper
16. Only after question is feasible, we can select valid and feasible approach because science has a lot of conditions potentially.
17. Therefore, the most important is to make questions properly.
18. Conclusion To use science as tool 1. Define perspective problem. 2. Create questions related to problem. 3. Iterate the above until question is feasible. 4. Choose appropriate scientific approach based on our question.
19. Science is not Purpose, but just Tool. What do you want to do by science?
20. Applendix
21. Further Reading • Paper & Books ◦ A. WEINBERG, “Science and Trans-Science” ◦ S. Cartwright, “Double-Loop Learning: A Concept and Process for Leadership Educators” ◦ J. Kawakita, “Hasso-ho” ◦ G. Polya, “How to Solve It” ◦ K. Ataku, “Issue Driven” ◦ K. Ataku, “Shin-Nihon” ◦ D. C. Gause, “Are Your Lights On? How to Figure Out What the Problem Really Is” ◦ C. O. Scharmer, “Theory U”