Select one qualitative and one quantitative question that you are interested in investigating. Identify the
independent and dependent variables. Next, create a hypothesis or set of hypotheses to go along with
your research question. Identify your hypothesis as one of each of the four categories below and explain
why your hypothesis fits into these categories (hint: review chapter 3).
Associative or causal
Simple or complex
Nondirectional vs. directional
Null vs. research