Once an experiment is carried out and data are analyzed and interpreted, the next step is what?
a. Vary the experiment and see if you get the same results.
b. If data support the hypothesis, create a theory, and try to reproduce the results.
c. If data don't support the hypothesis, keep using that hypothesis until it fits.
d. Create a new question to help generate a second hypothesis.
e. Publish the data and see if other scientists can reproduce the results.
Ans: b. If data support the hypothesis, create a theory, and try to reproduce the results.
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