Question

question 1 (mandatory) (2 points) retake question
the statements below represent each step of the scientific method based upon a research study conducted about the effects of fast food reported by abc news, which you can view here.
choose which step of the scientific method is represented by this statement:
people who eat fast food, daily, develop symptoms of poor health related to obesity.
a) hypothesis
b) experiment
c) observation
d) results

Explanation:

A hypothesis is an educated guess or prediction about the relationship between variables. The statement "People who eat fast food daily develop symptoms of poor health related to obesity" is a prediction about the effect of daily fast - food consumption on health. An experiment is the process of testing the hypothesis. An observation is simply noting what is happening without making a prediction. Results are the findings after conducting the experiment.

Answer:

a) Hypothesis