BIOL 1500 Chapter Notes -Empiricism, Relative Dating, Terrestrial Animal
4 May 2014
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A good scientific hypothesis makes testable predictions. ^predictions that can be supported or rejected by collecting and analyzing data. It is critical to include control groups. A control checks for factors, other than the one being tested, that might influence the experiment"s outcome. The experimental conditions must be as constant or equivalent as possible. Repeating the test is essential (duplicates and trials) A good hypothesis is one that is simple, consistent with the available facts. Theory describes some aspect of the natural world with facts using experiments whereas a hypothesis is just a prediction of what you expect to happen in your study. The theory of special creation held that: All species are independent (not related to each other) Life on earth is young (6000 years old) The idea that darwin and wallace said that species were specially, not naturally created.
