During which stage of a scientific investigation is data collected?

After the experiment in step 5

Explanation:

In a scientific investigation, first step is to formulate a question. Second step is to do background research. In third step after background research, a hypothesis is constructed. In order to test hypothesis, an experiment is designed and performed. In the fifth step, data is collected from the experiment and in the last step, conclusions are drawn from the collected data.

In the fifth stage of any scientific investigation, data is collected

Explanation:

Any scientific investigation involves following sequential steps -  

a) Observation – Observing any interesting happening around the nature

b) Formulation of question – Framing question with respect to the observation made

c) Literature review – Doing the back ground research work  

d) Formulation of hypothesis - Framing an “If” and “Then” hypothesis which will be tested further

e) Data collection

f) Data Analysis

g) Interpretations from the analyzed data

h) Result  

i) Conclusion  

In the fifth stage of any scientific investigation, data is collected

the potatoes have high sugar concentrations and although these potatoes were different we could seethe effects that their sugar concentrations had in different environments. for example, the potatoes in sample a, were placed in pure water. this created a hypertonic environment and caused the potatoes to draw in water from its surroundings. we saw the opposite happen with the potatoes in sample b when placed in the sodium chloride solution. the potatoes in this case were in a hypotonic solution and therefore lost water to their surroundings.