When a Hypothesis Is Formulated After the Data Are Collected

question 8

Short Answer

When a hypothesis is formulated after the data are collected and analyzed (post hoc), and presented
as if it was formulated before the data were collected, it is called _____.

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Definitions:

U.S. Exports

Goods or services sent from the United States to other countries for sale or trade.

Federal Power

The authority held by the central or national government of a federal state, distinct from that of its constituent units.

Territory Acquisition

The process or act of obtaining new lands or jurisdictions, often through conquest, purchase, annexation, or inheritance.

Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson, an American Founding Father, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and the third President of the United States (1801–1809), known for his contributions to the principles of democracy.