A hypothesis is a testable prediction about the conditions under which an event will occur. It is a proposed explanation for a phenomenon that can be tested through observation or experimentation. Therefore, option C is the correct answer. Option A describes a theory, Option B describes an experimental procedure, and Option D describes a correlation coefficient.

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A Hypothesis Is A(n)

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A hypothesis is a(n)

A) organized set of principles used to explain and predict observed phenomena.
B) specific procedure for manipulating or measuring variables in an experiment.
C) explicit testable prediction about the conditions under which an event will occur.
D) measure of the strength and association between two or more variables.

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