You are embarking on a study because you believe students at

You are embarking on a study because you believe students attending ASU that come from small cities (with a population of less than 100,000 people) take longer to graduate.

a. Develop a hypothesis in the appropriate form.

b. Identify the dependent variable.

c. Identify the independent variable.

d. Identify the logical categories for each variable.

e. What is the unit of analysis?

Solution

a. Develop a hypothesis in the appropriate form.
NULL( Ho ): Students come from small cities take lessar time to graduate
ALTERNATIVE( H1 ) : Students come from small cities take longer to graduate

b. Identify the dependent variable.
Students come from small cities

c. Identify the independent variable.
Time taken to graduate

e. What is the unit of analysis?
a study time taken to graduate for students attending ASU that come from small cities