Hypothesis Statements Overview

A hypothesis is a prediction about the relationship between two variables. Hypotheses statements often start as an educated guess about how one variable affects a second variable. A hypothesis statement must be testable (i.e., you can verify or falsify with observable evidence).

Most hypothesis are written in the form of an If/Then statements. Examples of If/Then statements are:

If you drink coffee before going to bed, then it will take longer to fall asleep.

If you get at least 8 hours of sleep, you will do better on tests than if you get less sleep.

If you reduce your consumption of sugar, you will lose weight.

A good hypothesis contains the three elements listed below:

The dependent variable(s): Who or what you can vary or control.

The independent variable(s): Who or what you predict will affect the dependent variable.

What you predict the effect will be.

A good hypothesis statement is written as, IF (the Dependent Variable) THEN (Independent Variable) is affected in a specific way.

Assumptions Versus Hypothesis

There are general differences between an assumption and a hypothesis.

Assumptions are vague, optimistic, and untestable. Vague = harder to prove or disprove.

Hypotheses must be specific to be tested. You can design experiments to generate data that support or reject your hypothesis.

Please help me create a problem statement Related to Cryptocurrencies and create three versions of hypotheses statements for this problem. Document the problem statement above the chart and complete each row and column. Then, write a 250-word summary based on the prompt.

Problem statement: ______________________________________________________________________

	Good Hypothesis	Better Version	Best Version	Independent Variable	Dependent Variable
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