After a Researcher Has Identified a Problem That (S)he Would

question 36

Multiple Choice

After a researcher has identified a problem that (s) he would like to explore,what is the next step in the scientific method?

• A) Report the question to established professional journals so that other researchers can get to work trying to find an answer.
• B) Gather data that can be used to generate a hypothesis about the research question.
• C) Formulate a hypothesis, or an educated guess, as to what the answer to the research question will be.
• D) Conduct background research to see what others have found about the question being explored.

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