If a Weather Center Monitors and Calculates the Average Number

question 17

Multiple Choice

If a weather center monitors and calculates the average number of tornadoes that pass through Topeka, Kansas each year, what type of variable would they be investigating?

• A) random variable
• B) controlled variable
• C) isolated variable
• D) hypothesis variable

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Definitions:

Everyday Reasoning

Mundane reasoning that differs from formal reasoning in its use of implicit premises, multiple solutions, personal relevance, and possible emotional involvement.

Premises

Statements or propositions that serve as the basis for a conclusion or argument.

Wason's Four-card Task

A logical puzzle presented as a psychological experiment to study conditional reasoning and bias in decision making.

Modus Tollens

Modus tollens is a form of deductive reasoning that takes the structure: If P, then Q. Not Q. Therefore, not P.