WHAT IS LIFE? A GUIDE TO BIO W/PHYSIO
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ISBN: 9781319421670
Author: PHELAN
Publisher: MAC HIGHER
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Empirical knowledge comes from experience and observation.
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A valid hypothesis… (Mark any that apply.)
A. should be posed as a question.
B. always leads to groundbreaking results.
C. can be checked by experimentation.
D. is falsifiable.
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Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding inference?
A. inference can be used along with observation to form conclusions
B. inference should never be used to gain any kind of knowledge
C. inference makes no assumptions
D. inference should not be used in scientific work
E. inference is a type of observation
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There are four evaluation criteria that a hypothesis must meet. First, it must state an expected relationship between variables. Second, it must be testable and falsifiable; researchers must be able to test whether a hypothesis is true or false. Third, it should be consistent with the existing body of knowledge. Finally, it should be stated as simply and concisely as possible.
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