C) what is a better term or phrase to use when drawing a conclusion about data and how it applies to the hypothesis?

Your conclusions summarize how your results support or contradict your original hypothesis: Summarize your science fair project results in a few sentences and use this summary to support your conclusion. Include key facts from your background research to help explain your results as needed.

Explanation:

Drawing conclusions refers to information that is implied or inferred. This means that the information is never clearly stated. Writers often tell you more than they say directly. They give you hints or clues that help you "read between the lines."

The purpose of most experiments is to prove or disprove a hypothesis. Scientists do this by collecting data, analyzing it and drawing a conclusion. The whole process, from forming a hypothesis to announcing conclusions, is called the scientific method.

Conclude an essay with one or more of the following:

Include a brief summary of the paper's main points.

Ask a provocative question.

Use a quotation.

Evoke a vivid image.

Call for some sort of action.

End with a warning.

Universalize (compare to other situations).

Suggest results or consequences.