An educated guess is based on past experience. How does a hypothesis express the educated guess?
A. The educated guess is not part of the hypothesis
B. The educated guess is a conclusion of the hypothesis
C. The hypothesis mentions the educated guesses an observation
D. The hypothesis states the educated guess in the form of an if-then statement
C. The hypothesis mentions the educated guesses an observation
Explanation;
In the scientific method, the hypothesis is a guess at an answer to the problem proposed. However, it isn't a random guess. Between the hypothesis and problem is a step of gathering data.
Then, based on your data, you postulate what the answer to the question is. It's a guess, as you don't know for certain, but it is educated, as you gather data prior to making a guess.
An educated guess is a guess based on evidence or knowledge you already have.
