Biology Science Notebook
Biology Science Notebook
1st Edition
ISBN: 9780078961014
Author: GLENCOE
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 1.2, Problem 1RV
Summary Introduction

To define:

The term ‘investigation’.

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In science, an investigation is described as a process to obtain a scientific answer or explanation to a question. An investigation uses scientific methods to formulate a plausible reason for a phenomenon, which involves hypothesis formation (a testable explanation), testing if the hypothesis is correct or not, and then obtaining a plausible explanation based on the correctness of the hypothesis.

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