A definite answer to a given problem.
A testable possible explanation of an observation.
A proven statement.
A concluding statement.
Discard those results and repeat the experiment.
Accept the hypothesis and exclude data that does not fit.
Reject the hypothesis and assume it is incorrect.
Create a new hypothesis and a new experiment to test it.
Hypothesis.
Theory.
Observation.
Control.
Data collection, observations, hypothesis, controlled testing, verification, theory.
Observations, hypothesis, controlled testing, data collection, verification, theory.
Observations, hypothesis, controlled testing, theory, data collection, verification.
Observations, hypothesis, data collection, controlled testing, verification, theory.
Accept the results; one trial is all that is necessary to test a hypothesis.
Accept the results; the results of this experiment support their hypothesis.
Perform more trials using a different type of meat, under the same conditions as the first experiment.
Perform more trials using the same type of meat, under the same conditions as the first experiment.
Dr. Graham should clearly document the experimental process.
Dr. Graham should repeat the experiment at another time of year.
Several scientists should repeat the experiment using Dr. Graham’s design.
Several scientists should observe Dr. Graham as he repeats the experiment.
Observation—a number of people in a certain place dying of a disease outbreak
Measurement—a record of the number of people with symptoms of a disease and the number of people who had died from the disease
Analysis of data—comparison of the effects of mixing monkey cells with virus-containing blood in test tubes and the effects of mixing liquid from these test tubes with fresh monkey cells
Inference making—identification of the Ebola virus as the cause of a disease by taking electron micrographs of substances found in the blood of persons affected with the disease
Is known as an inaccurate forecast.
Often predicts a different observation.
Is rejected.
None of the above
Change the focus of the research from moisture to light sensitivity.
Assume these findings are representative of all pill bugs and accept the null hypothesis.
Find other organisms at the site to test for changes in moisture level.
Look for more pill bugs at the site to generate a larger sample size.
Placing 5 grams of sugar in all 20 pots; then giving 10 pots 40 mL of water daily and the other 10 pots 80 mL of water daily
Placing 5 grams of sugar in 10 pots, and 10 grams of sugar in the other 10 pots; then giving all 20 pots 40 mL of water daily
Placing 5 grams of sugar in 10 pots, and no sugar in the other 10 pots; then giving all 20 pots 40 mL of water daily.
Placing 5 grams of sugar in 10 pots, and no sugar in the other 10 pots; then giving the 10 pots with sugar 40 mL of water daily and the 10 pots without sugar 80 mL of water daily
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