Question

What is the role of a hypothesis in a scientific investigation ?

Answer 1

a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.

Answer 2

Its "role" is for you the student, to show what you knew and thought before your conclusion/results.

Answer 3

A hypothesis is an idea which could or could not be correct. The only way for a hypothesis to be prove correct is to be put under lots of testing.

Answer 4

So basically an educated guess based on the things you already know

Answer 5

No

Answer 6

Its an educated guess on something you will be testing

Answer 7

exactly urstin

Answer 8

I do agree

Answer 9

okay thank you both.