Question

Which statement is a hypothesis that would best address the question, "Are black-tailed prairie dogs dying to sylvatic plague and causing the population to decline?"

Answer 1

A hypothesis is a claim the researcher makes to stablish a relationship between variables and predict the results of the experiment or explain what thinks is going on. Note: Since I did not find the options, I provide examples below.

What is a hypothesis?

When following the scientific methodology, researchers must formulate a hypothesis.

A hypothesis is a scientific conjecture, not verified, that requires corroboration. It is a possibility, not a fact. It is a claim of how it works a relationship between two or more variables.

The researcher hypothesizes to predict what is going on or what is expected to occur.

A hypothesis

• must be clear and comprehensive.

• must express the direct relationship between the involved variables.

• must be objective.

• must be testeable and falsifiable

There are different kinds of hypotheses: descriptive, correlative, differentiative, or causative

Question: "Are black-tailed prairie dogs dying to sylvatic plague and causing the population to decline?"

The variables involved in this question are,

• Independent variable: sylvatic plague presence
• Dependent variable:  black-tailed prairie dogs survival or death.

                                            population size change

Note: Since I did not find the complete question, I will propose a few potential Hypothesis as examples for you to understand the structure.

Hypothesis:

If black-tailed prairie dogs are exposed to sylvatic plague, then their mortality rate will increase, declining their population size.

If black-tailed prairie dogs are exposed to sylvatic plague, then their survival rate will decrease, declining their population size.

If black-tailed prairie dogs are exposed to sylvatic plague, then their population size will decline.

Another alternative is to think that variables are,

• Independent variable: black-tailed prairie dogs dying to sylvatic plague or to other causes
• Dependent variable: Population size change

Hypothesis:

If black-tailed prairie dogs are dying to sylvatic plague, then their population size will decline.

Notice that in every case, you can mention first the independent variable and the effect it provokes on the dependent variable.

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