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danielfitts88

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A theory is best described as:
 
  a) an explanation of why something happens
  b) a set of hypotheses about some naturally occurring event
  c) a set of principles explaining cause and effect relationships
  d) an abstract description of something

Question 2

The primary functions of a theory are to:
 
  a) explain past observations and predict future observations
  b) develop testable hypotheses and create laboratory experiments
  c) generate abstract principles and explain their application
  d) model performance and evaluate its effectiveness


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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

c,

Answer to Question 2

a,


danielfitts88

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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
Gracias!

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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