What Is the Difference Between a Hypothesis and a Research

question 13

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between a hypothesis and a research problem?

• A) There is no difference between a research problem and a hypothesis.
• B) A hypothesis is theory based, and a research question is practice based.
• C) A hypothesis attempts to answer the question posed by the research problem.
• D) A research problem defines clinical research, and a hypothesis defines bench research.

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Definitions:

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