A Scientific Prediction Is

question 104

Multiple Choice

A scientific prediction is

• A)not testable.
• B)a prophesy of how the future will unfold.
• C)a causal statement of the following form: A will occur because B occurred.
• D)a conditional statement of the following form: if A occurs,then B will follow.
• E)always based on the law of large numbers.

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Definitions:

Case History Method

A research approach that involves an in-depth investigation of a single subject or group to uncover patterns and insights.

Randomized

Pertaining to a process of selection or arrangement in which each item of a set has an equal probability of being chosen.

Placebo-controlled

A method in clinical trials where one group receives the treatment being tested and another (the control group) receives a placebo, to assess the treatment's effectiveness.

Case-control Study

A research study that compares patients who have a disease or outcome of interest (cases) with patients who do not have the disease or outcome (controls), to find associations between the disease and potential risk factors.