What Is the Very First Step of the Scientific Method

question 48

Multiple Choice

What is the very first step of the scientific method?

• A) Design an experiment.
• B) Form a hypothesis.
• C) Analyze results.
• D) Generate a conclusion.
• E) Perform an experiment.

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Definitions:

Standard Error

The standard deviation of the sampling distribution of a statistic, typically the mean, indicating the variability of an estimate.

Mean

The mean is the average of a set of numbers, calculated by adding them all together and then dividing by the count of those numbers.

Z-statistic

A statistical metric that measures the number of standard deviations a data point is from the mean, used in hypothesis testing.

Z-test

A statistical assessment employed to ascertain if there's a difference between the means of two populations when variances are recognized and the sample size is substantial.