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To test the prediction that students who underline chapters while reading retain information better than those who do not, what would we first have to state this prediction as?

Correct answer B. A hypothesis

Explanation

A hypothesis is a precise, testable statement predicting a relationship between variables, here between underlining and retention, which an experiment can then confirm or refute.

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