Over a one-week period, there is a rapid increase in the number of patients entering the emergency room complaining of high fever, lethargy, muscle aches and diarrhea or vomiting. Which method of scientific inquiry would the doctors use to determine the root cause of the reported illness and why? Would it be discovery science or hypothesis-based science?

Answer 1

I think it uses both. First, when you collect data by observing the patients, it's discovery science. Then, when you make a specific hypothesis, it's hypothesis-based science. Is this correct?