In what part of the scientific method is the experiment conducted?

• A. After a question and hypothesis have been formed
• B. During data collection before forming a hypothesis
• C. After the conclusion
• D. In the abstract

Answer: (A)

The experiment is conducted after a question is asked and a testable hypothesis is formed because that hypothesis guides what you test and how you test it. The experiment’s purpose is to gather evidence to support or refute that prediction, using controlled observations and measurements. If data were gathered before the hypothesis, there would be no focused prediction to evaluate. Conclusions come after analyzing the results of the experiment, and the abstract is a summary written after the study is completed, not where the testing happens.