summarizing the data in an investigation. conducting the final steps of an experiment. changing the procedures during an experiment. predicting what will happen in an investigation.
I gave my students this multiple choice question: When a scientist comes up with a hypothesis, he or she is most likely

Only one answer is correct among these 4 choices:
- summarizing the data in an investigation.
- conducting the final steps of an experiment.
- changing the procedures during an experiment.
- predicting what will happen in an investigation.

Could you tell me which one is correct?

predicting what will happen in an investigation.