Jeremy hypothesized that adults with blue eyes are shorter than adults with brown eyes. He collected data by visiting all of the teachers in his school and found that his hypothesis was false. Should Jeremy consider his hypothesis useful?
A.
No; a false hypothesis makes a scientist look silly.
B.
No; false hypotheses are a waste of time.
C.
Yes; a false hypothesis gives a scientist new information to use.
D.
Yes; now he knows that the exact opposite of his hypothesis must be true.