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Author: Robinson
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.37SP
What is the difference between a hypothesis and theory?
(a) A hypothesis provides an explanation for a phenomenon,hut a theory does not.
(b) A theory provides an explanation for a phenomenon, buta hypothesis does not.
(c) Both a theory and a hypothesis provide an explanation fora phenomenon, but a theory has been upheld by experimental observations.
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