You work for a company that manufactures jeans, and you have an idea about how cold weather correlates with buying jeans. If you were implementing the scientific method for this company, which of the following actions would you do first?
A) write a report showing how the data proves that more jeans sell in cold weather
B) predict that more of the company's jeans will sell in January than in July
C) collect data to prove that jeans will sell more in January than in July
D) distribute surveys to find out how cold weather affects customers
E) assert that cold weather makes people buy more jeans

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The scientific method begins with a theory, defined as assertions. Because of this, you would first assert that cold weather makes people buy more jeans. This would be your theory, which would start the scientific method.

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