Question

Science requires evidence that comes from observations, measurements, or other forms of data, this is what type of evidence?

Group of answer choices

A. scientific

B. research

C. data

D. empirical

Answer 1

The evidence acquired from observations, measurements, and other forms of data is called option D.) “empirical” evidence.

Empirical evidence is a background source used to prove a statement or support a counterclaim to that statement. There are three types of empirical evidence, which include qualitative, quantitative, and mixed data. Qualitative data is based on observations and non-numerical statistics, while quantitative data deals more with numbers and quantities. Mixed data is comprised of both categories of statistics and is measured accordingly.