Which Analogy Most Accurately Defines Scientific Theory

question 1

Multiple Choice

Which analogy most accurately defines scientific theory?

• A) Scientific theory definitively describes practice in much the same way that a dictionary definitively describes the meanings of different words.
• B) Scientific theory components are combined in different ways to produce different theories in much the same way that beads are strung together in different ways to produce different necklaces.
• C) Scientific theory represents only the thought-based aspects of a discipline (rather than the action-based aspects) in much the same way that a flag represents the physical entity of a country (rather than its individual people).
• D) Scientific theory components are specific to only one particular theory in much the same way that a key is specific to one particular lock.

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Definitions:

Minimum Sample Size

The smallest quantity of data required to achieve a certain level of reliability or precision in statistical analysis.

Samples

A subset of a population selected for measurement, observation, or questioning to provide statistical information about the whole.

Standard Deviation

Standard Deviation is a statistic that measures the dispersion or variability of a dataset relative to its mean, indicating how spread out the data points are.

Proportion

A part, share, or percentage that represents a fraction of a whole.