1 You are embarking on a study because you believe that Repu

1.) You are embarking on a study because you believe that Republican-controlled councils have high property tax rates.

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?

To study the high property taxes, based on other variables we proceed,

a. The null hypothesis is the statement of indifference, therefore the required hypothsesis will be,

H₀ : The Property taxes are not affected by the Republican

against the alternate hypothesis,

H₁ : The Property taxes are affected by the Republican

b. The property taxes will be dependent variable.

c. The factors that would determine the Property taxes will be the independent variables.

d. The dependent variable property taxes will increase, decrease or will remain affected due to the factors on which it depends

e. Since here we are studying property taxes therefore the unit of analysis will be of currency.