- (E) It is impossible to prove a theory. Experiments and other research methods, even when they
yield statistically significant results and those results are replicated, can garner support for a
theory but not proof. It isn’t really even possible to prove a hypothesis because the term proof
implies that you are absolutely sure about something and given the role of probability in hypothesis
testing, we can never really be 100 percent certain about anything.
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