A researcher finds that first-year college students have a more positive outlook about their future job prospects compared to seniors who are about to graduate.The researcher infers that outlook decreases steadily with each year, including across the sophomore and junior years of college.This could represent a(n) _____ lie.
A) sneaky sample
B) biased scale
C) interpolation
D) extrapolation

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Interpolation involves making inferences about data points within the range of observed data, but without direct evidence for those specific points. The researcher is assuming a steady decline in outlook across all years without specific data for sophomores and juniors.

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