Which of the Following Statements Is NOT True

question 148

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

• A)A hypothesis is a specific prediction derived from a theory.
• B)A hypothesis is a statement that attempts to explain a specific behavior.
• C)A hypothesis is a statement about a relationship between variables that may be empirically tested.
• D)A hypothesis is a prediction about future events based on guesswork.

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Definitions:

Multiple Regression

A method in statistics that predicts how a dependent variable changes based on two or more independent variables.

Blood Pressure

The pressure of circulating blood on the walls of blood vessels, often measured for health assessment.

Significance Level

A significance level is a threshold in hypothesis testing that determines the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is actually true, often denoted by alpha.

Linearly Related

Describes two variables that change together at a constant rate, represented graphically as a straight line.