5 points.

Due on October 31.

A formal statement of your hypothesis, a definition of your units, and conceptual and operational definitions of your independent and dependent variables.

Here is my suggestion about how to write this assignment:

• Statement of hypothesis
• Definition of units
• Conceptual definition of your independent variable(s)
• Conceptual definition of your dependent variable
• Operationalization of your independent variable(s)
• Operationalization of your dependent variable(s)