Hypothesis & Variables

Question 1

Variable

Answer 1

any event, condition or characteristic that changes (varies) or can be made to change

Question 2

Experimental Hypothesis

Answer 2

a broad general prediction about whether the IV will affect the DV and the population from which the sample is drawn

Question 3

Research (Operational) Hypothesis

Answer 3

a testable prediction that states how the variables will be observed, measured and manipulated as well as the population form which the sample is drawn
DV AND IV ARE OPERATIONALISED

O operational
H hypothesis
I IV
P population
O operationalised
D DV