Research scientists follow these steps:
1) State a hypothesis.
2) Design an experiment to "prove" the hypothesis.
3) Assemble the materials and set up the experiment.
4) Do the experiment and collect data.
5) Analyze the data using quantitative methods.
6) Draw conclusions.
7) Write up and publish the results.
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