Which of the following is a necessary characteristic of the process of science: a) studies are designed to prove a hypothesis of interest O b) these are ALL necessary characteristics c) studies are exclusively manipulative, never observational d) predictions are inductively derived from the hypothesis of interest e) only materialistic hypotheses are considered

Which of the following is a necessary characteristic of the process of science: a) studies are designed to prove a hypothesis of interest O b) these are ALL necessary characteristics c) studies are exclusively manipulative, never observational d) predictions are inductively derived from the hypothesis of interest e) only materialistic hypotheses are considered

Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305251052

Author:Michael Cummings

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