Jenna is a scientist in a chemistry lab. Her experiment did not support her current theory. What should she do next? Revise her theory because it must be incorrect. Disregard the data because they must be inaccurate. Verify the data by running the experiment several more times. Publish a paper that explains the data.

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Ellen Donovan

23 October, 10:33

Jenna is a scientist in a chemistry lab. Her experiment did not support her current theory. What should she do next? Revise her theory because it must be incorrect. Disregard the data because they must be inaccurate. Verify the data by running the experiment several more times. Publish a paper that explains the data.

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Marely Byrd · Answer 1

The current theory must have been based on other experiments, so if she received opposite results, then we have many experiments with opposite results. In order to verify whether her results were not a result of some kind of error she should replicate the experiment, so the correct answer is:

Verify the data by running the experiment several more times.