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You predict why, when, where, or how
take to do an experiment or field work, which Hypothesis
leads you to confirm-or not confirm-your
formation you already have. Sometimes this
hypothesis. You look at the actual results, com
whatever you observed happened, based on in.
takes the form of an"if .then statement. A
pare them with your expectations, and write
your conclusion based on what you have found
hypothesis is often called an"educated guess
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