Which of the Following Statements About the Scientific Method Is

question 58

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the scientific method is correct?

• A) Deductive logic is used to make predictions from a hypothesis.
• B) The most informative experiments are those that have the ability to show that a hypothesis is correct.
• C) In a comparative experiment, a scientist compares groups that differ in a variable that has been manipulated in one of the groups and left unaltered in the other group.
• D) Controlled experiments are valuable when we do not know or cannot control the critical variables.
• E) A statistical test of a hypothesis starts with the premise that a significant difference exists between the groups in the study.

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