Will rate brainliest! two 8th grade students decided to race around the track at their school. one had running shoes on and the other student was wearing sandals. their running speed was compared. what is the dependent variable?
a. type of shoes
b. age of the students
c. speed of the students
d. distance the students ran
sam is conducting a study to determine if people prefer sprinkles on their ice cream. he decides to sell vanilla ice cream without sprinkles and vanilla ice cream with sprinkles. both ice creams are sold at the same price. at the end of the day, sam sold more vanilla ice cream with sprinkles. he concluded that people prefer ice cream with sprinkles. this is an example of
a. cultural bias
b. experimental bias
c. skepticism
d. a controlled environment
you are tracking the temperature each day for a week and observe that today's temperature reached a high of 85°f. which of the following correctly describes your data?
a. the data is a qualitative observation
b. the data is a classification
c. the data is a prediction
d. the data is a quantitative observation
a scientist observing the behaviors of an animal is making a
a. quantitative observation
b. qualitative observation
c. inference
d. hypothesis