Juan wants to study the relationship between economic inequality and political extremism,with economic inequality as the independent variable.Which of the following is a proper hypothesis?
A)How does economic inequality influence political extremism?
B)Economic inequality leads to political extremism.
C)Political extremism leads to economic inequality.
D)What is the relationship between economic inequality and political extremism?

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Hypothesis B is the best choice as it clearly states the relationship between the independent variable (economic inequality) and the dependent variable (political extremism). It posits that economic inequality leads to political extremism, which is a specific and testable hypothesis. 
Hypothesis A is too general and does not make a clear prediction. Hypothesis C is the reverse causality, where political extremism is the independent variable instead of economic inequality. Hypothesis D is a research question, not a hypothesis, as it does not make a clear prediction about the relationship between the variables.

Juan Wants to Study the Relationship Between Economic Inequality and Political