Questions for the Evaluation of the Scientific Method Used

1. Explain how effective do you think the method(s) used by the scientists in solving the
Salmonella mystery was?
The most operative method scientists utilized in deciphering the Salmonella
mystery was to investigate the outbreak in a wider depth. For example, in the
article Dan Charles gets his answers by gaining a sneak peek inside its anti-
salmonella campaign where he met Bob OConner. Bob is a veterinarian who has
worked at the company for the past 17 years and he drove Dan to a ranch near the
town Merced, in Californias Central Valley which led to better statistics. The
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found evidence that chicken from
Foster Farms had caused a wave of salmonella infections. This statistic revealed
that more than 600 people had gotten sick from Foster Farms products.

2. How has the article improved your understanding of the scientific method?
This article improved my understanding by clearly demonstrating to me that
asking questions, doing background research, constructing a hypothesis,
investigating, analyzing data, drawing a conclusion, and obtaining your results
play a big role in discovering new things.