In the late 1700s, scientists found that the volume that a gas occupies is directly proportional to its temperature: the lower the temperature, the smaller the volume. This finding was true for a wide variety of gases.Is this statement a hypothesis, a theory, or a law?
Read Details[example continued…] I’m interested in whether the time of day of watching lectures influences learning. To answer this question, I randomly selected 90 participants. Then I randomly assigned these participants into 3 conditions: In the Morning Condition, participants watched video lectures only in the morning. In the Afternoon Condition, participants watched video lectures only in the afternoon. In the Evening Condition, participants watched video lectures only in the Evening. Afterwards, I measured each conditions’ learning on a test of the lecture material. In this example, the dependent variable is ______________.
Read Details[example continued…] A researcher is interested in understanding the online shopping habits of college students in the US. To answer this question, the researcher conducts a survey of 200 randomly selected college students from across the US. Of these 200 students, 138 of them (69%) reported that they regularly shop online. The entire group of college students in the US is an example of a _________.
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