Nancy noticed that the grocery store near her house is busier on different nights of the week. Nancy wrote down the following steps outlining her investigation on the number of people going to the grocery store.
hypothesized that more people go to the grocery store on Saturday night than on any other night of the week
counted the number of people going into the grocery store from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. on each night of the week, for one week each month, for one full year
made a table showing the results
drew a bar graph with a different color for each week
concluded that the hypothesis holds true
What would best describe what Nancy was doing in step IV?
A.
forming a hypothesis
B.
drawing a conclusion based on observation
C.
comparing data
D.
observing