The fifth step in the discovery process is an attempt to predict the results of a test of the hypothesis. If your answer to your question is correct, certain events should have specific outcomes. You should have the power of prediction. Any experiment that predicts the behavior of an animal is unlikely to have a high percentage prediction. But there are acceptable levels of error.
Statistics play an important role in the determination of experimental success.
The sixth step is experimental design. Entire graduate level courses are taught on this part of the scientific method. If the hypothesis is proven wrong, it can be modified and further tested. A hypothesis can never be proven right. This is a difficult part of the process for most students to understand.