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Understanding hypotheses
This article explores the process of making and testing hypotheses.
problem
Snow and cholera
Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
What information helped medical pioneers decide on the cause of a
disease? Especially in a time before microscopes were as powerful
as they are today ?
problem
Favourite
Very old man
Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
Is the age of this very old man statistically believable?
problem
Counting fish
Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
I need a figure for the fish population in a lake. How does it help to catch and mark 40 fish?
problem
David and Goliath
Age
14 to 18
Challenge level
Does weight confer an advantage to shot putters?