Hypotheses and Variables

Week 5 – Discussion Forum 2

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.

 Hypotheses and Variables [WLO: 2] [CLOs: 2, 3]

The ability to develop a hypothesis from a research question is a skill. Quantitative research requires a hypothesis for investigation as it defines the relationship between the two variables being studied. For this discussion, you will find an article that describes a quantitative study and analyze its research questions and hypotheses.

Prior to beginning work on this discussion,

Locate a quantitative study in ProQuest Dissertations and ThesesLinks to an external site. or an article describing a quantitative study within the UAGC Library.

Download and save your article as a PDF file.

Consider rereading Chapter 7 of the textbook.

In your initial discussion forum post,

Attach the study or article you found to your discussion post, and address the following:

Share an example of a quantitative research question and associated hypothesis.

Identify and label the dependent and independent variables for each hypothesis.

Provide examples of Type 1 and Type 2 errors for the null hypotheses.

Guided Response: Review several of your colleagues’ posts and reply to at least two of your peers by 11:59 p.m. on Day 7 of the week. You are encouraged to post your required replies earlier in the week to promote more meaningful interactive discourse in this discussion. In your replies to colleagues,

Offer constructive feedback on their hypotheses.

Continue to monitor the discussion forum until 5:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time (MST) on Day 7 of the week and respond to anyone who replies to your initial post.