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Evaluating methodologies - Exercise 4

Miko and her 12-year old brother Jomo bought hot chilly pepper seeds, and planted some under a tree in their backyard. When the chillies were ready to be eaten, Miko was disappointed because they were not hot. Why were the chillies not hot? Jomo's hypothesis was that the plants were not watered enough. Miko disagreed. Her hypothesis was that the plants didn't get enough sun. They decided to conduct an experiment to find out who was right.

  1. Describe an experiment that will tell us whose hypothesis was right.

  2. What kinds of experimental results will support each of the conclusions (i)-(iv)?

    1. that they were both right.

    2. that they were both wrong.

    3. that Jomo was right, and Miko was wrong.

    4. that Miko was right, and Jomo was wrong.