One of the group members burning the saltine and the chip disagreed with the hypothesis. "The two foods both contain starch," was the student's rational for her objection. "The temperature difference is a result of measurement error." How would you respond to this student?

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Cristopher Liu

10 September, 11:14

One of the group members burning the saltine and the chip disagreed with the hypothesis. "The two foods both contain starch," was the student's rational for her objection. "The temperature difference is a result of measurement error." How would you respond to this student?

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Abagail Dixon · Answer 1

If the hypothesis has another experimental evidence for the support of the hypothesis, I will respond that the temperature difference is due to human error or measurement error.

Explanation; In an experiment, the results of one experiment cannot decide the hypothesis incredibility. The hypothesis is judged by a series of experiments because the results of one experiment can be influenced by human error or instrumental error. Hence if the student has doubts about the hypothesis on the basis of the single burning experiment, then I will ask her to do 2 more times the experiment and recommends another type of tests also.