Question

Good scientific ideas are testable. they can be supported or they can be disproved by data, which is called _____.

Answer 1

Hypothesis. Science is based off of this method of making a hypothesis that can be tested. When making a hypothesis there must be a situation that can be manipulated (independent variable) and data that can be collected that is a result of that (depedent variable). From that conclusions can be drawn about the test conditions.