Why does Pirsig say, An experiment is never a failure solely ...

[armygirl]

Why does Pirsig say, An experiment is never a failure solely because it fails to achieve predicted results?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

If your teacher says It is right because Ary, Jacobs, and Sorensen say so in your textbook what source of knowledge is he/she using?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

[tofugiraffe]

Answer to Question 1

A study is not a failure simply because one does not find support for the hypothesis. This means that there was not sufficient evidence to enable one to reject the null hypothesis. It can be a stimulus to further research on the question.

Answer to Question 2

The teacher would be using authority as a source of knowledge.

[armygirl]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[bblaney]

Gracias!