The Process of Developing Hypotheses, Testing Them Against Facts, and Using

question 163

Multiple Choice

The process of developing hypotheses, testing them against facts, and using the results to construct theories is called:

• A)opportunity cost calculation.
• B)the scientific method.
• C)marginal analysis.
• D)microeconomics.

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