PROMPT: Research Questions and Hypotheses will be the basis for all of your study decisions. For this discussion board, formulate 3 research questions and 2 hypotheses for each question. Your research questions and hypotheses should relate to your specific topic. Remember that these discussion boards are a way for you to get peer feedback on each part of your research proposal assignment.
For example:
Research Question: What is the correlation between smoking and cancer?
Hypothesis 1: Smoking will be positively correlated with cancer such that the more a person smokes, the higher their statistical chance of getting cancer.
Hypothesis 2: The younger a person is when they initially start smoking will increase their chances of getting cancer in their lifetime.
Tips:
Attributes of a good research question:
It is narrow and specific.
It has more than one possible answer.
It is posed in a way that can be answered by observable evidence.
It addresses the decision-making needs of agencies or practical problems in social welfare.
It has clear significance for guiding social welfare policy or social work practice.
Attributes of a good hypothesis:
It should be clear and specific.
It has more than one possible outcome.
It is value free.
It is testable.
