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This worksheet asks you to formulate a research question and a hypothesis. Read the instructions carefully, fill in the appropriate fields below, and then submit this document to the assignment inbox.
Part I: My Research Question
Review “Guidelines for Research Questions.” Remember, research questions are usually open-ended and focus on a single phenomenon. They may use one of the following forms:
How does __________________ influence ___________?
social phenomenon social group
What is the influence of ___________________ on ____________?
social phenomenon social group
What role does __________________ play in ___________________?
behavior social status
What are the characteristics of _____________________?
group/organization
What is the relationship between ____________________ and ___________________?
characteristic behavior
Formulate your own research question related to your selected topic and type in the space provided:
My Research Question
[Type research question here]
Part II: My Hypothesis
Review the sections “Framing a Hypothesis” (pp. 44) and “Hints for Stating Hypothesis” (pp. 46-47) in Ch. 2 of the text. Remember that a hypothesis is a “formalized hunch” or an “educated guess” about a relationship between two variables, causes and effects, or why something is the way it is. Here are some examples:
Students whose parents have at least a college education will have significantly higher scores in mathematics and science than students whose parents have not gone to college.
Males who live alone and lack social interaction are more likely to experience clinical depression.
Individuals with low income face poorer health due to a variety of risks associated with poverty, such as inadequate nutrition, lack of quality healthcare, lack of quality housing, exposure to a variety of physical hazards, and heightened stress than their high-income counterparts.
Formulate a hypotheses for your research question and type it in the space provided:
My Hypothesis
[Type hypothesis here]
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