Greater than 23mcg/dl is considered a high level of morning cortisol.
Normally, cortisol levels rise during the early morning hours and are highest about 7AM. They drop very low in the evening and during the early phase of sleep. If you do not have this daily change (diurnal rhythm) in cortisol levels, you may have overactive adrenal glands. This condition is called Cushing's syndrome.
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Independent variable: the student chooses to miss class.
dependent variable: in result of the student missing class his grade goes down.
hyposthesis: if the student misses class multiple times, then his grades will go down.
