Question
A college student taking a research methods course decided to determine whether there was a correlation between excessive cell phon use (defined as four or more hours per day) and age. The student sought out thirty participants of various ages to take a survey that wou contain their demographic information, age, and reported cell-phone use behaviors. Prior to conducting the study.the student hypothesized that younger participants would have the highest self-reported cell phone use. Which finding, if true , would most directly support the researcher's hypothesis? Elimination Tool Select one answer A 28 out of 30 respondents who completed the survey were under 40 years old and reported using their cell phones between three and four hours perday. B 12 respondents age 15-19 reported using their cell phone four or more hours per day while 18 respondents over age 19 reported using their cell phone between three and four hours per day. 22 respondents age 20-25 reported using their cell phone for about an hour a day while 8 respondents ages 25-30 reported using their cell phone between three and four hours per day. D Only one of the study participants was over age 40, and 29 of the 30 survey participants reported using their cell phones between three and four hours perday.
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B would most directly support the researcher's hypothesis as it shows that younger participants (15-19 years old) are more likely to report using their cell phones four or more hours per day compared to older participants (over age 19).