In the course of a conversation, you observe that three of your friends like horror movies. Horror movies happen to be your favorite type of movie as well. You also know that all of these friends were born in the same week that you were, even in the same year. An astrology-loving friend hypothesizes that people born in that week like horror movies more than other genres of movies. You decide to use the scientific method to test this hypothesis. What should you do next? a. Come up with a theory to explain birth week b. Perform experiments to test your hypothesis c. Propose several alternative hypotheses d. Refine your hypothesis.

An insurer issued a homeowner’s policy that covered collectible historical documents. the documents, valued at and insured for $70,000, were lost in a fire that destroyed the home. prior to paying the homeowner, the insurer received a demand from a third party that the insurer pay the $70,000 to the third party. the third party contended that the documents had been stolen from the third party. the insurer and third party were citizens of the same state, while the homeowner was a citizen of a different state. the insurer would like to file a federal statutory interpleader action in the federal district court for the state of which the homeowner is a citizen. although this state has a long-arm statute, neither that statute nor the general service of process rules would permit service of process on the third party. the insurer does not wish to deposit the $70,000 with the court or post a bond pending resolution of this matter. of the following, which is a valid reason for advising against the filing of a federal statutory interpleader action in the federal district court? adiversity of citizenship does not exist between the insurer and the third party.