Which Statement Best Describes a Theory

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes a theory?

• A) A group of ideas about how something should be done, made, or thought about
• B) A specific statement about nature that needs further testing
• C) An idea considered so obviously true that the idea does not need to be questioned
• D) A fundamental principle in which scientists have great confidence
• E) A general description of some aspect of nature that has been thoroughly tested and widely accepted

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Definitions:

Outliers

Observations in a dataset that lie an abnormal distance from other values, often indicating variability or error.

Labeled Points

Data points that are assigned a label or category as part of a dataset, often used in machine learning and data analysis.

Data

Information collected for reference or analysis, often used in making decisions or understanding conditions.

Scatterplot

A type of graph used in statistics to display values for two variables for a set of data, showing the relationship between them.