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A hypothesis doesn't necessarily need to be correct. After a scientist has conducted an experiment and discovered that their hypothesis is incorrect, they still have gained the knowledge and the results from their experiment---as well as the correct answer, in some cases. They can use the results from the experiment that tested the original hypothesis to form a new experiment.

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What does it a scientist fails to reject a hypothesis?

the hypothesis has not been proven wrong.


What does it mean if a scientist fails to rejects a hypothesis?

the hypothesis has not been proven wrong.


What will a scientist do if their hypothesis turns out to be wrong?

The standard procedure is to admit your initial hypothesis turns out to be wrong and then proceed to explain why it was wrong and what really happened. Science is all about learning from your mistakes.


Is a scientist hypothesis accepted if there is no way to prove that they hypothesis is wrong?

If you develop an experiment that truly demonstrates that the hypothesis is wrong*, then the hypothesis will lose its acceptance in the scientific community. * Such an experiment would have to be repeatable by other scientists AND accepted by interested scientists as a proof that the hypothesis is wrong.


Why does a scientist need to include the steps?

A scientist needs to include the steps because the other scientists who are working with this scientist won't be able to see how they got the answer and just conclude that it's a hypothesis and get the wrong idea.


What is a bad hypothesis or a wrong hypothesis?

there is never really a wrong hypothesis because its basically just a guess....


If a scientist performs an experiment does he have any idea of the outcome?

Your hypothesis is the guess you make as to what will happen. A scientist has that idea in mind when he or she makes the experiment to test that hypothesis. They may be right or they may be wrong, but they always have an idea of what's going to happen because that's why they do the experiment in the first place.


What is Rejected Hypothesis?

It is when you know that your hypothesis is wrong.


Should you ever modify a hypothesis?

You can modify it(if u think it your hypothesis is wrong). However,a hypothesis is actually a guess of the result.Thus, it has no right or wrong in your hypothesis.


What happens to a hypothesis when something is wrong?

the Hypothesis would probably be also wrong but its okay because a hypothesis is a educated guess


Is a scientific hypothesis a accepted if there is no way to demonstrate that the hypothesis is wrong?

If you develop an experiment that truly demonstrates that the hypothesis is wrong*, then the hypothesis will lose its acceptance in the scientific community.* Such an experiment would have to be repeatable by other scientists AND accepted by interested scientists as a proof that the hypothesis is wrong.


Explain what a scientist should do if some data from an experiment confirms a hypothesis and some data does not Could the scientist ignore data that didnt fit the hypotheses Why or why not?

Well, they could but they shouldn't because they will do something wrong !!! And if it doesnt fit there hypothesis they need to try the experiment again until it fits there hypthesis !!! That would be my solution !!!