Develop your own research question and test your hypothesis using an existing dataset
Instructions: For your final project, you will develop your own research question and test your hypothesis using an existing dataset
which I will provide to you(Attached). (You will not collect any of your own data.) After reviewing the list of survey items, please select one
variable from each of the following three lists. Remember that the independent variables are theorized to cause or predict the
dependent variable (IV 1 + IV 2 = DV). After you have selected your variables, answer the questions on the following page. Once you
have completed your proposal, save your changes and upload it to Blackboard for a grade.
Note: You are limited to the variables listed here. Each variable may be selected only once. In other words, altruism cannot be both
the independent variable and the dependent variable.
Independent Variable 1
(check one)
☐ Sex
☐ Ethnicity
☐ Religious Preference
☐ “Born Again” Status
Independent Variable 2
(check one)
☐ Altruism
☐ Optimism
☐ Self-Esteem
☐ Parental Attachment
☐ Depression
☐ Anxiety
☐ Stress
☐ Experience of God
☐ Private Religious Practices
☐ Religious Support
☐ Religious Conflict
Dependent Variable
(check one)
☐ Altruism
☐ Optimism
☐ Self-Esteem
☐ Parental Attachment
☐ Depression
☐ Anxiety
☐ Stress
☐ Experience of God
☐ Private Religious Practices
☐ Religious Support
☐ Religious Conflict
- Please explain why you believe your first independent variable and your dependent variable are related. Which
group(s) do you expect to score higher or lower on the dependent variable, and why? - Please explain why you believe your second independent variable and your dependent variable are related. As the
independent variables increases, will the dependent variable increase or decrease? Why?
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