You just proved a research hypothesis false. As a sociologist, how should you treat this?
a. When a hypothesis is false, you should double check your sample for errors.
b. Hypothesis testing is flawed by nature, so you should try again until things fit.
c. False hypotheses are rare, so this finding is itself worth keeping.
d. Proving a hypothesis false helps to eliminate wrong answers and clarify research.
e. A hypothesis that is false in one sense may be true in another.
D
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a. require parents to pay for a voucher for good schools. b. give parents choice over where to send their children. c. eliminate competition between schools for enrollments. d. both a and c.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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a. sever the umbilical cord. b. loosen the vaginal walls. c. scrape out the contents of the uterus. d. locate the fallopian tubes.