Last week you began brainstorming the behavior you will modify for your Unit 2 Project. Now I would like you to work with your group members to compose a hypothesis statement for your project. As we noted last week, a hypothesis statement usually is formatted into an "if-then" statement that explains the relationship between an independent and dependent variables. In addition, a good hypothesis statement will be specific both in its identification of these variables and how it describes the relationship between them. Begin by composing a rough hypothesis statement, then work in pairs to critique one another's statements. Answer the following questions aloud:
Is each statement specific enough?
Do you know exactly what the variables are and how they are being manipulated?
Do you know exactly what will happen to the dependent variable when the independent variable is manipulated? Is this relationship described fully and clearly?
Do you suspect that confounding variables may exist? Should the author revise the thesis statement in order to assuage readers' suspicions about these confounding variables?
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