Steve Had a Hunch That Female Students Were More Punctual

Steve had a hunch that female students were more punctual than males in the classes that he taught.So,he began to keep track for a week in each class,how many male and female students came in after the class was scheduled to begin.His results supported his hypothesis.Steve is using:

A) inductive reasoning
B) qualitative analysis
C) deductive reasoning
D) ordinary human inquiry
E) all of these choices