Which question can be answered using the scientific method?

A) Which type of dog food has more calories per serving: National, Dog's Best, or Good Chow?

B) What color is the most attractive: red, blue, green, or yellow?

C) Which type of pie is the best: cherry, apple, or blueberry?

D) Which flower smells best: a rose, carnation, or tulip?

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Which question can be answered using the scientific method?

A) Which type of dog food has more calories per serving: National, Dog's Best, or Good Chow?

B) What color is the most attractive: red, blue, green, or yellow?

C) Which type of pie is the best: cherry, apple, or blueberry?

  D) Which flower smells best: a rose, carnation, or tulip?

festinger · Answer

Only A can be answered because calorie is energy, which can be measured. The calorie has a definition, so it is not subjective.

Whether something is attractive, tastey or smells best cannot be measured because it is very much subjective, that is, it varies from person to person.

anonymous · Answer

If you were to choose one, this would be correct. However, the scientific method is merely a method that is testible, measurable and falsifyible. For example, hypothesizing the 'best' pie to be meat (which it is), choosing a number of people, getting them to judge what they consider the 'best' pie, and finding the results to deny your hypothesis is a completely valid scientific method