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A: John Smith has been hired by the city of Virginia Beach to investigate the recent increase in shark attacks off
the resort's coast. The resort has also heard from its guest recently an increased number of elephant seals that
are seen at the beach. Elephant seals are highly migratory and move with the seasons. He has a budget of
$40,000, a 25 foot boat, and three graduate student assistants to help him. A helicopter has also been donated by
a local television station, should he need one.
1. List 2 hypotheses John and his crew may have come up with for the recent shark attacks.
a. If
then
b. If
then
2. Pick one of the two hypotheses and determine the following:
a. Control Group:
b. Experimental Group:
c. Dependent Variable:
d. Independent Variable:
3. What type of data do you think John will collect (What will be the results of the experiment)?
4. What conclusions will John be able to make from the results of the experiment?
