What is the correct order of the steps used in the scientific method?
(1) conduct background research (2) formulate a hypothesis (3) pose a question (4) test the hypothesis (5) analyze the data and draw a conclusion (6) communicate the results
(1) pose a question (2) conduct background research (3) formulate a hypothesis (4) test the hypothesis (5) analyze the data and draw a conclusion (6) communicate the results
(1) formulate a hypothesis (2) test the hypothesis (3) analyze the data and draw a conclusion (4) communicate the results (5) conduct background research (6) pose a question
(1) test the hypothesis (2) analyze the data and draw a conclusion (3) communicate the results (4) conduct background research (5) pose a question (6) formulate hypothesis
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For those in the future, the correct answer is:
(1) pose a question (2) conduct background research (3) formulate a hypothesis (4) test the hypothesis (5) analyze the data and draw a conclusion (6) communicate the results