Which Sequence BEST Reflects the Order of the Stages in the General

question 129

Multiple Choice

Which sequence BEST reflects the order of the stages in the general process of science, as it is outlined at the beginning of the chapter on research methods in your textbook?

• A) experimentation \(\rightarrow\) expectation \(\rightarrow\) inference
• B) experimentation \(\rightarrow\) inference \(\rightarrow\) expectation
• C) expectation \(\rightarrow\) inference \(\rightarrow\) experimentation
• D) expectation \(\rightarrow\) experimentation \(\rightarrow\) inference

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