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Formulating evidence-supported conclusions — ACT practice questions
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What this topic is
Formulating evidence-supported conclusions means deciding which claim a set of results actually backs up.
Questions of this kind follow a table, graph or experiment description, and the answer choices often pair a verdict with a reason, such as yes because one variable rises as the other rises, or no because the trend reverses. Both halves must match the data. If plant height increases as light increases, that supports a link between light and growth, but it does not show that light is the only cause.
Wrong choices often cite a true fact that does not explain the claim, or reach beyond the conditions that were tested.
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Science
- Reading values from tables, graphs, and diagrams
- Recognizing relationships and trends in data
- Interpolation and extrapolation
- Translating between tables and graphs
- Experimental design, tools, and procedures
- Identifying controls, variables, and hypotheses
- Comparing and interpreting results across experiments
- Predicting and extending experiments
- Summarizing competing hypotheses/theories
- Comparing and contrasting alternative viewpoints
- Evaluating support for each viewpoint
- Reasoning mathematically about data
- Judging validity / evaluating hypotheses
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