In 1856, John Stuart Mill Presented Three Methods of Hypothesis

question 22

Multiple Choice

In 1856, John Stuart Mill presented three methods of hypothesis formulation in disease etiology: method of difference, method of agreement, and method of concomitant variation. Which of the following best defines method of agreement?

• A) The frequency is common to a number of circumstances where the disease occurs at a high frequency.
• B) If the frequency of a disease differs between two locations, it may be because a particular factor varies between those two places.
• C) A single factor is common to a number of circumstances where the disease occurs at a high frequency.

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