For each of the following phenomena, devise a hypothesis to explain it and derive a test implication to test the hypothesis. 1. In a recent study of scientific literacy, women performed better than men in understanding the scientific process and in answering questions about basic scientific facts and concepts. 2. Jamal found giant footprints in his backyard and mysterious tufts of brown fur clinging to bushes in the area. Rumors persist that Bigfoot, the giant primate unknown to science, is frequenting the area. Two guys living nearby also claim to be perpetrating a hoax about the existence of the creature. 3. A man with a gun entered a mall in Chicago and began shooting randomly at shoppers, shouting something about demons using his body to commit horrible acts.

For each of the following phenomena, devise a hypothesis to explain it and derive a test implication to test the hypothesis.

1. In a recent study of scientific literacy, women performed better than men in understanding the scientific process and in answering questions about basic scientific facts and concepts.

2. Jamal found giant footprints in his backyard and mysterious tufts of brown fur clinging to bushes in the area. Rumors persist that Bigfoot, the giant primate unknown to science, is frequenting the area. Two guys living nearby also claim to be perpetrating a hoax about the existence of the creature.

3. A man with a gun entered a mall in Chicago and began shooting randomly at shoppers, shouting something about demons using his body to commit horrible acts.

4. For years after the tragedy of September 11, 2001, there were no major terrorist attacks in the United States.

5. The CIA reviewed the president's State of the Union speech before he made it and verified that the intelligence information in the speech was correct. Later it was found that some of the information was erroneous and based on dubious sources.