Mr.Jones, a physical education teacher, notices that some of his students are better basketball players than others.He wonders if having a basketball net at home fosters the development of basketball skills.He gives his students a short survey that asks them if they have a basketball net at home.Sure enough, Mr.Jones finds that the better basketball players are more likely to have a net at home.He concludes that having a basketball net at home facilitates the development of basketball skills.Is his conclusion appropriate?

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Mr. Jones did not conduct an experimental study, meaning he did not manipulate the independent variable (having a basketball net at home) and randomly assign participants to conditions to determine causation. Therefore, his conclusion that having a basketball net at home facilitates the development of basketball skills is not appropriate.

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