What is the difference between an observation and an inference?

When you do something with that observation, like draw a conclusion or offer an explanation or decide that a chemical reaction occurred, then you are making an inference. The inference may or may not be a correct one. Correctness is not what makes the difference between observation and inference.

When you do something with that observation, like draw a conclusion or offer an explanation or decide that a chemical reaction occurred, then you are making an inference. The inference may or may not be a correct one. Correctness is not what makes the difference between observation and inference.

the major parts of the digestive system:

salivary glands.

pharynx.

esophagus.

stomach.

small intestine.

large intestine.

rectum.

accessory digestive organs: liver, gallbladder, pancreas.

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