it has been proposed that students have difficulty retuning to their academic schedule after a holiday or break. Specifically, it has been predicted that there will be more students absences on the Monday following Spring Break than on the Friday prior to Spring Break. The first statement describes the_______, while the second is the_____.

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it has been proposed that students have difficulty retuning to their academic schedule after a holiday or break.  Specifically, it has been  predicted that there will be more students absences on the Monday following Spring Break than on the Friday prior to Spring Break.  The first statement describes the_______, while the second is the_____.
a design of the study;research method
b theory;hypothesis
c hypothesis; theory
d prediction;procedure

I think a

Writeacher · Answer

You need to look up all the terms and make sure you know what they mean and how each is different from the others: http://www.answers.com Then re-think -- don't re-guess.

Gwen · Answer

The answer was B. I did further research and found that Theory;hypothesis was correct. Thanks!

Writeacher · Answer

Excellent!