This Question Refers to the 5-Stage Process of Hypothesis Testing

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This question refers to the 5-stage process of hypothesis testing. What is the appropriate order of the stages when generating and testing a hypothesis?
(1) Experimentation is conducted to determine if the predictions are correct.
(2) The hypothesis is accepted or rejected.
(3) Observations are made regarding a natural phenomenon.
(4) The observations lead to a hypothesis that tries to explain the phenomenon. A useful hypothesis is one that is testable because it makes specific predictions.
(5) The data from the experiment is analyzed.

A) 1,2,3,4,5
B) 3,4,5,1,2
C) 1,3,4,2,5
D) 3,4,1,5,2
E) 3,4,2,1,5