Multiple Working Hypotheses Result When

question 26

Multiple Choice

Multiple working hypotheses result when:

• A) several hypotheses potentially explain the same data.
• B) scientists have no sound hypothesis to test, but end up testing several equally unlikely explanations in order to keep their research moving forward.
• C) the simplest hypothesis cannot be falsified.
• D) scientists cannot produce replicable results with the most likely hypothesis.

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