A formal statement that predicts how a change in one or more variables might cause a change in another variable is called a(n):

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A hypothesis is a formal statement that predicts how a change in one or more variables might cause a change in another variable. It is a testable statement that can be proved or disproved through experimentation or observation. Option B, educated guess, is a colloquial term that may be used interchangeably with hypothesis, but is not a formal scientific term. Option C, informed prediction, is similar to a hypothesis but lacks the formality of a scientific statement. Option D, scientific proposition, is not a commonly used term in scientific literature.

A Formal Statement That Predicts How a Change in One