_______ is the method to prefer the simplest hypothesis consistent with the data.

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Answer 1

Correct answer is Ockham's Razor.

Key Points

Occam’s razor, also spelled Ockham’s razor, also called law of economy or law of parsimony, principle stated by the Scholastic philosopher William of Ockham that pluralitas non est ponenda sine necessitate, “plurality should not be posited without necessity."
Occam’s razor is a principle often attributed to 14th century friar William of Ockham that says that if you have two competing ideas to explain the same phenomenon, you should prefer the simpler one.
Occam’s razor tells us that we shouldn’t get sucked into a whirlpool of paranoia after scrolling through WebMD.
Occam's Razor prefer the simplest hypothesis that fits the data.