how should an ethical scientist  response if an experiment does not  confirm a hypothesis? question 2 options: revise the hypothesis and develop a new experiment to test it. alter the data so that they conform to what we already know. publish the data without any conclusions. perform the experiment again until it confirms the hypothesis. josh performs an experiment to see how different brands of fertilizer will affect the growth of tomato plants.  the amount of sun, amount of water, & type of soil is the same for every plant.  the only thing he changes is the type of fertilizer used on each plant.  the fertilizer is the variable. question 12 options: