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tuffie

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What is meant by Occam's Razor?
 
  A) a well-designed experiment that clearly shows the differences between two competing theories
  B) a poorly designed experiment that fails to show the difference between two competing theories
  C) the idea that scientists should prefer the simpler of two models that agree equally well with observations
  D) the fine line between science and pseudoscience
  E) the shaving implement of a medieval scholar

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What is meant by a hypothesis?
 
  A) a natural phenomenon that requires explanation
  B) an explanation for a phenomenon that makes a prediction
  C) a tentative understanding of a natural phenomenon
  D) a pseudoscientific idea
  E) a historical theory that has been proved inaccurate


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carolinefletcherr

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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

B


tuffie

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Reply 2 on: Jul 27, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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