What is a Hypothesis?

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What is a Hypothesis?
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Hypothesis

• Is a possible answer to a question or an
  explanation for a set of observations

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Possible Descriptions

• A tentative explanation
• A statement that can be tested
• An educated guess

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What a Hypothesis IS

• A hypothesis is an IF/THEN statement that may or
  may not be followed by a BECAUSE Explanation.
• IF (Independent Variable) is changed
• THEN (dependant variable) will change
• BECAUSE

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Research Questions

• (there are 3)

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Research Questions (you will need to know these)

• To what extent does the Independent Variable
  AFFECT the Dependent Variable?
• How does the Independent Variable AFFECT the
  Dependent Variable?
• What evidence indicates that the Independent
  Variable AFFECTS the Dependent Variable