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6.21 Validation and Verification

6.21 Validation and Verification

ˆ erification: Did we build the system correctly? V

ˆ alidation: Did we build the correct system? V

Both are critical in:

ˆ oftware engineering S
ˆ ystems design S

ˆ cientific computing S

6.22 Ethical Considerations in Modern Scientific Re-

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Modern scientific methodology requires ethical responsibility, especially in computing

fields such as:

ˆ rtificial intelligence A

ˆ ata mining D

ˆ urveillance systems S
Ethical principles include:

ˆ ata privacy D

ˆ ransparency T
ˆ airness F

ˆ ccountability A

6.23 Scientific Methodology in Data Science

In data science, the scientific method is applied through:

1. Problem definition

2. Data collection

3. Data cleaning

4. Model building

5. Evaluation

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