Identify the independent and dependent variable

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Assignment:

Questions:

1. (a) What is a hypothesis?

(b) What is a variable?

2. (a) List three hypotheses given in the film, regardless if they were ever correct or related to HIV/AIDS. For each hypothesis, (b) identify the independent and dependent variable, (c) state whether the hypothesis highlights a positive or negative relationship (positive and negative relationship as explained in class discussion -see slide in assignment folder), and (d) explain how to measure at least one of the variables in each hypothesis.

3. In the beginning of the film, during the CDC introductions, there was a scientist who claimed to be from sociology. (a) identify him, (b) what important contribution did he make? (c) How did he collect data to support this contribution? (d) What was the single most important aspect to his data and (e) how did he show this?

4. The authors of your text outline a six-step process for the scientific method. Provide a description for each step and use an example from the film to illustrate at least three of the steps.

Reference no: EM133241938

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