When we think about science and drawing conclusions we usually think of evidence. factual statements or conclusions in science are based on observations that are : ~objective ~usually quantitative ~comes from a primary source ~may be observed/recorded more than once a scientific observation is different from a inference. an inference involves a degree of probability that an scientific observation does not. elaborate on this statement. a) an inference is a statement that goes beyond what can be observed. b) an inference provides the closest approach to certainty without actual observation. c) an inference is a prediction based on new knowledge that you acquire from research. d) an inference is the result of running one or more tests about what you believe to be true.