What are science, scientific method, and scientific temper?

Krishna: The scientific method is a convenient way to introduce students and laymen to the process of science. It is an approximation.

It was intended to be a logical analysis of how scientific theories derive support from evidence, and it was developed in a process that intentionally excluded consideration of the process of discovery in science.

There are some steps to the modern scientific method: Observe, Question (problem), Research, Hypothesis, Creatively connecting various fields, Thinking outside of boxes, Experiment, Data Analysis, Co-operation between various fields, Comparing results, Conclusion, Proposing solutions, Solving a problem, Communication (report findings), Peer reviewing, Publication, Replication or falsification, Raising new questions, Revisions based on new data, Continuation of work (building on earlier ones).

This is what we follow generally.

Although scientists may modify, reorder, or revisit steps on occasion, scientists generally use this basic logical approach.

There is no such unique standard method—scientific progress requires many methods. Different scientific fields have different methods.

But what is important is, the scientific method controls human mind inadequacies like biases, fallacies, distortions and improves the thought process and the scientific conduct.

But this is oversimplified. In reality, scientists engage in many different activities in many different sequences in their work.

Are some better than others?

That depends on your work and field. The scientists decide what are the best steps to choose and follow for their work.

And we adapt as we move further.