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Exercise 1: Data Interpretation
Table 1: Water Quality vs. Fish Population
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This experiment must be repeated to prove or disprove the hypothesis.
Dependent and independent variables: The dependent variable is the plant placed on the window sill. The independent variable is the inches that the plant grows per day.
Control: the control could be the plant’s sun exposure.
Collect: To collect data, one must observe the plant’s growth per day and record it accordingly for future reference.
Present: to present the data, a line graph must be made to show the dependency of the growth of the plant in correlation to the plant.
Analyze: analyze whether the data collected proves or disproves the hypothesis

2. The teller at the bank with brown hair and brown eyes and is taller than the other tellers.
Not testable because there is not enough information. 3. When Sally eats healthy foods and exercises regularly, her blood pressure is 10 points lower than when she does not exercise and eats unhealthy foods.
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4. Hypothesis: If Sally eats healthy foods and exercises regularly, then her blood pressure is 10 points lower when she does not exercise and eats unhealthy foods.

Null Hypothesis: If Sally eats healthy foods and exercises regularly, then her blood pressure would remain the same as when she does not exercise and eats unhealthy foods.
Experimental approach: To determine if Sally’s food intake and exercise or lack thereof affects her blood pressure, then her blood pressure must be taken both when she

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