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Yes, although if the experiment is performed correctly there should be relatively little chance of this occurring.

This is referred to as a type II error in statistics - the data supports rejecting the hypothesis even though the hypothesis is correct.

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How does an experiment test the hypothesis?

because your hypothesis could be right or wrong


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.


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

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Why can a hypothesis be true after one test?

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What should you do if your hypothesis is wrong?

Formulate a new hypothesis, taking into account the data from your experiment.


Is data the result you obtain in science?

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Can a hypothesis be disproved by a single experiment.?

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

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What is the goal of an experiment?

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How can finding out that a hypothesis is not correct be useful for scientists?

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What is the point of doing experiments?

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The results of an experiment do not support the hypothesis that the experiment was designed to test Was the experiment a waste of time?

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