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Observations are simply information collected through your five senses. You could not move through the world without collecting information from your senses and making decisions based on that information.

Consider a simple example: Standing at a crosswalk, you look both ways to determine if a car is coming and if the approaching car is going slow enough for you to safely cross the street before it arrives. You have made an observation, collected information, and based a decision on that information — just like a scientist!