What steps should you take when the results of an experiment do NOT support your hypothesis? a: Consider the experiment a failure.

b: Assume you made a mistake, and the results mean nothing.

c: Publish the results of your experiment claiming the experiment proved the converse of your hypothesis.

d: Learn from results, use the new knowledge to improve your view of the situation, and possibly develop a new hypothesis.

D: Learn from results, and develop a new hytpothesis

emerging idea only occurs as a raw idea that could appear out of nowhere. meanwhile, to reach scientific consensus , that idea must be structured and tested over and over again through various experiments. the scientific consensus transforms the raw idea into idea that is more reliable through the process of scientific elimination.

the correct answer to this question is #5