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How does a good experimental conclusion differ from an inference?
A conclusion relates the evidence to the hypothesis and inference is a guess.
A conclusion explains data and an inference predicts what will occur next.
A conclusion provides less information to the reader than an inference.
A conclusion is proven to be correct; an inference is disproved by evidence.
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Correct answer: "A conclusion relates the evidence to the hypothesis and inference is a guess."
Why: In an experiment the conclusion summarizes the results and explicitly connects them to the original hypothesis (saying whether the hypothesis is supported or not and why, using the data). An inference is an interpretation or educated guess drawn from observations or data (it’s not the formal summary linking hypothesis and evidence). The other options are inaccurate: inferences are interpretations (not necessarily predictions), conclusions aren’t “proven” absolutely, and conclusions don’t necessarily provide less information than inferences.
Why: In an experiment the conclusion summarizes the results and explicitly connects them to the original hypothesis (saying whether the hypothesis is supported or not and why, using the data). An inference is an interpretation or educated guess drawn from observations or data (it’s not the formal summary linking hypothesis and evidence). The other options are inaccurate: inferences are interpretations (not necessarily predictions), conclusions aren’t “proven” absolutely, and conclusions don’t necessarily provide less information than inferences.
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