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Q: How can I improve upon, or is this even correct?

Assignment Q: In BSN students taking a research & EBP course, will level of stress be lower in those who exercise three times weekly and participate in at least one social outing per week?

A: In BSN students taking research and EBP course, stress levels are lower in those that exercise three times a week and participate in at least one outing a week than BSN students taking research and EBP course who do not use three times a week and participate in at least one outing a week.

Assignment Q: What type(s) of hypothesis is this (associative/causal, simple/complex, non-directional /directional, null/research)?

A: The hypothesis is causal, directional, sophisticated, and research.

Assignment Q: What are the independent and dependent variables?

A: The independent variable would be the research and Evidence-Based Practice course. The dependent variable would be the level of stress.

Assignment.

Q: What confounding/extraneous variables might be associated with this hypothesis?

A: The cofounding/ extraneous variables that might be associated with this hypothesis would be gender, depression, personal family life, income range, disability, peers, and level of comprehension.

Answer 1

1: In BSN students taking research and EBP course, stress levels are lower in those that exercise three times a week and participate in at least one outing a week than BSN students taking research and EBP course who do not use three times a week and participate in at least one outing a week

2. The hypothesis is causal, directional, sophisticated, and research.

3. The independent variable would be the research and Evidence-Based Practice course. The dependent variable would be the level of stress.

4. The cofounding/ extraneous variables that might be associated with this hypothesis would be gender, depression, personal family life, income range, disability, peers, and level of comprehension.