A student is designing an experiment to find out if the following statement is true: "If you get at least six hours of sleep, you will do better in class than if you get fewer than six hours of sleep." The statement is an example of:

hypothesis

Explanation:

A hypothesis is an idea or assumption which is usually based on rough observation or estimation. It could be termed an "intelligent guess", a supposition that is subject to scientific investigation to prove or disprove it based on scientific evidence. here the student has just made a statement that one would perform better if he gets more sleep, this is a general belief as we know one who doesn't get enough sleep might be unhealthy. However the student is yet to provide a scientific evidence to back this up.

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