After Observing the Interaction Between Rival Street Gangs, Jet Predicts

question 15

Multiple Choice

After observing the interaction between rival street gangs, Jet predicts that fighting between the gangs would decrease significantly if the existing "colors" (clothing) of the two gangs (one black and one red) were changed to pink and yellow. This prediction is most accurately thought of as a

• A) fact.
• B) hypothesis.
• C) theory.
• D) correlation.

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Definitions:

Direction

In the context of statistics, it refers to the nature of the relationship between variables, indicating whether it is positive or negative.

Correlations

Statistical measures that describe the extent to which two variables change together.

Exploratory Technique

Methods or approaches used in initial research efforts to understand data, identify patterns, or formulate hypotheses, without having predetermined outcomes.