Asked by kayla
Sarah carried out an experiment to test a hypothesis. Some of her data supported the hypothesis, but some refuted it. What is the best thing for Sarah to do next?
Revise her hypothesis, and then retest it.
Assume the refuting data are invalid, and ignore them.
Change her data so that they support her hypothesis.
Reject her hypothesis completely, and start over.
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Revise her hypothesis, and then retest it.
Mixed results suggest the hypothesis needs refining (or the experiment needs improving). She should analyze the data, check methods for errors or confounding factors, modify the hypothesis to account for all observations, and design new tests. Ignoring or changing data is unscientific, and outright rejecting the hypothesis may be premature.
Mixed results suggest the hypothesis needs refining (or the experiment needs improving). She should analyze the data, check methods for errors or confounding factors, modify the hypothesis to account for all observations, and design new tests. Ignoring or changing data is unscientific, and outright rejecting the hypothesis may be premature.
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