Question

What is a hypothesis ?
a) The same thing as an unproven theory
b) A tentative explanation that can be tested and is falsified
c) A verifiable observation
d) A fact based on quantitative data that is falsified ​

Answer 1

Answer:

hypothesis (plural hypotheses) is a proposed explanation for a phenomenon. For a hypothesis to be a scientific hypothesis, the scientific method requires that one can test it. Scientists generally base scientific hypotheses on previous observations that cannot satisfactorily be explained with the available scientific theories. Even though the words "hypothesis" and "theory" are often used synonymously, a scientific hypothesis is not the same as a scientific theory.

Answer 2

a) The same thing as an unproven theory.

Explanation:

A hypothesis is an assumption, an idea that is proposed for the sake of argument so that it can be tested to see if it might be true.