Testable Hypothesis

A short (3-4 pages, double spaced) paper which specifies two or three alternative, testable hypotheses based on a supplemental reading and describe how to test these hypotheses. In your paper, you need to clearly specify several testable hypotheses in the reading (H1, H2, and maybe H3), define the important variables and explain how to operationalize them, and describe possible sources of data which could be used to evaluate these hypotheses. You are not expected to do this research, but present a set of hypotheses and the process to test them based upon the selected assigned reading. Remember: Hypotheses should be at the level of the indicator (concrete testable measure) and not at the level of the abstract concept.