1.Procedures used by scientists to gather and analyze scientific data are referred to as which of the following?

A. Methods

B. Formation

C. Modus operandi

D. Operational procedures

3. In research statistics, which of the following is smaller than populations?

A. Parameters

B. Samples

C. Normal distribution

D. Studies

Which of the following is the best definition of a hypothesis?

A set of rules governing the application of statistical analytic techniques for examining quantitative data

A single proposition, deduced from a theory, that must hold true for the theory itself to be considered valid

A law governing the coherence of social and criminal phenomenal

A set of proposed and testable explanations about reality that is bound together by logic and evidence