1.1.2 Positive and Normative Statements

Question 1

Positive statement

Answer 1

A statement about what is. They are objective and contains facts and scientific explanations. They can be expressed in the form of a hypothesis and can be tested to achieve a yes/no or true/false answer.

Question 2

Normative statement

Answer 2

A statement about what ought to be. They contain value judgements and are subjective bogey are usually based on opinions and are non-scientific.