Inductive Reasoning, First Developed by Frances Bacon, Required That One

question 15

Multiple Choice

Inductive reasoning, first developed by Frances Bacon, required that one

• A) gather data and then make generalizations.
• B) consistently and carefully observe phenomena before developing any generalizations or preconceived ideas.
• C) observe with one's senses and then develop one or more hypotheses.
• D) make some basic assumptions and then perform experiments to see if they are valid.
• E) observe, experiment, test, and then present newly verified information to the world.

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Definitions:

Positive Exponents

Refers to exponents that are greater than zero, used to denote the number of times a base is multiplied by itself.

Expression

An expression in mathematics is a combination of symbols that can represent a number, variable, operation, or a combination thereof, without an equality sign.

X

Often used to represent an unknown variable in algebraic equations or the horizontal axis in Cartesian coordinate systems.

Y

Often used to denote the dependent variable or the output value in a function, commonly represented on the vertical axis in a Cartesian coordinate system.