Evaluate the following statement. "Simplified models such as Glatzmaier and Roberts' computer simulation cannot falsify a hypothesis."
A) This statement is false because the failure of a correlation between the model and the hypothesis could be due to an error in the model, not the hypothesis.
B) This statement is false because the failure of a correlation between the model and the hypothesis shows that there must be some error in the hypothesis.
C) This statement is true because the failure of a correlation between the model and the hypothesis could be due to an error in the model, not the hypothesis.
D) This statement is true because the failure of a correlation between the model and the hypothesis shows that there must be some error in the hypothesis.

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Simplified models such as Glatzmaier and Roberts' computer simulation can provide evidence for a hypothesis but cannot definitively prove or falsify it. The failure of a correlation between the model and the hypothesis could be due to an error in the model rather than the hypothesis, so it does not necessarily mean that the hypothesis is false. Therefore, option A is the correct choice.

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