What Is a Hypothesis

question 45

Multiple Choice

What is a hypothesis?

• A)the same thing as an unproven theory
• B)a tentative explanation that can be tested and is falsifiable
• C)a verifiable observation sensed directly, or sensed indirectly with the aid of scientific instrumentation
• D)a fact based on qualitative data that is testable
• E)a fact based on quantitative data that is falsifiable

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Definitions:

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Vacuum Tubes

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