one of the reference must come from Gravetter, F.J. & Forzano, L.B. (2016). Research methods for the behavioral sciences (chapters 1-2). Wadsworth, Cengage Learning. 978-1-3054-4654-0 For example: H1: Higher levels of academic success will be significantly related to higher levels of self-esteem among freshman college students. Ho: Higher levels of academic success will not be significantly related to higher levels of self-esteem among freshman college students. The null can also be written as: Ho: Academic success will not be significantly related to levels of self-esteem among freshman college students. Remind us of the future GAP in the literature you identified last week- Development psychology. This will be the GAP that you will be basing your work on for this course. If you prefer, you can find a different GAP as long as you support it with citations (ie. existing research). This is important as this is where you provide the impetus for your study and where your hypothesis is derived from. Write 3-4 sentences explaining this GAP, or purpose, to us. Make sure to use citations. Typically a short paragraph like this will include multiple citations for each point. 2. Post a research alternate hypothesis (H1) and null hypothesis (Ho) based on the GAP you identified. 3. Identify your Independent Variable (IV) and your Dependent Variable (DV). 4. What would it look like if your IV is categorical and your DV is continuous? 5. Before you begin on finding how you will measure your variables, let’s consider a few things: 1. a. What are things you need to look for in your measure? b. How can you tell if a measure is a valid and reliable one? What does that mean?
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