Your hypothesis

Your Research Hypothesis

This assignment requires you to create a researchable hypothesis for this semester.

Step 1: Conceptually define two variables. A conceptual definition can come from three places: a definition found in reference material, such as a dictionary, text book or journal article; modification of a definition of a parallel concept found in reference material; or you can make it up.

a) Variables must take on at least three variables (e.g. you can't use smoker/nonsmoker or male/female)

b) You must identify the sampling unit. (e.g., people, movies, love letters, newspapers)

c) You must describe how you could measure each variable

(e.g. a question, an observational category, a manipulation)

d) At least one of the variables must be a communication variable

Step 2: Write your hypothesis using the guidelines from class

a) Indicate whether it is a one-tailed or a two-tailed hypothesis

b) Indicate whether you are using the comparative form, the relationship form or an alternative wording.