Why do scientists formulate hypotheses?
A) to explain the problem that accounts for existing data and predict additional phenomena that should exist
B) to state a law
C) to explain something that cannot be observed or measured by scientific procedures
D) to generalize data and observations about data without necessarily offering an explanation

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Scientists formulate hypotheses to provide an explanation for existing data and to make predictions about additional phenomena that should be observed.

Why Do Scientists Formulate Hypotheses