A Researcher Identifies Three Variables and Formulates a Hypothesis That

question 14

Multiple Choice

A researcher identifies three variables and formulates a hypothesis that links them. That hypothesis is testable. What does it mean that the hypothesis is testable?

• A)All the variables in the hypothesis are measurable.
• B)The hypothesis must be replaced by a research question.
• C)The value of the hypothesis is low.
• D)The hypothesis is causational.

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