WRITING YOUR HYPOTHESIS
A hypothesis is an educated guess about a problem that is based on prior knowledge.
Your hypothesis should be written like this:
"If ...... (I do this/independent variable) ..... , then ....... (this/dependent variable) .... will happen because .... (what you learned from your research)..."
Example: "If I test name-brand antacids and generic antacids, then the generic antacids will increase the pH level the fastest because they have a higher amount of bases in them."
Your hypothesis should be written like this:
"If ...... (I do this/independent variable) ..... , then ....... (this/dependent variable) .... will happen because .... (what you learned from your research)..."
Example: "If I test name-brand antacids and generic antacids, then the generic antacids will increase the pH level the fastest because they have a higher amount of bases in them."