Study Guide for Campbell Biology
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780134443775
Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Jane B. Reece, Martha R. Taylor, Michael A. Pollock
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1, Problem 3TYK
Why can a hypothesis never be “proven” to be true?
- a. One can never collect enough data to be 100% sure.
- b. There may always be alternative untested hypotheses that might account for the results.
- c. Science is limited by our senses, and experimental error is always a factor.
- d. Science “evolves”; hypotheses and even theories are always changing.
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