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3 years ago

During which step of the scientific method does a scientist determine

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leva [86]3 years ago

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Answer:

in performing the experiment the hypothesis is proved wrong or correct prediction , meaning of prediction is guessing,

hypothesis the second stage of scientific method , scientist predict or guess the answer to the problem ,

Experiment the third stage of scientific method

scientist examine the ways

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