Automatic hypothesis generator

You may be able to use this automatic hypothesis generator to write your hypothesis for you. The sentance below supplies a scaffold for writing a hypothesis.

 

If the independent variable is (increased, decreased, changed), then the dependent variable will (increase, decrease, change.)

Example Hypothesis:

If the amount of heat is decreased then germination will decrease.

In the example the independent variable is amount of heat, it will be decreased, then the dependent variable which is germination will decease.

Place the bolded terms into the hypothesis generator (or Hypothenator) and see if it comes up with a useful hypothesis.

In the example of a student studying the behaviour of a slater, the amount of light will be the independent variable and the movement of the slater will be the dependent variable. A hypothesis for this experiment could be:

If the light is increased then the slater will move to where it is darker.

The automatic hypothesis generator does not produce a good hypothesis in every case but it may be useful for you to make sure that your hypothesis relates the independent and dependent variables.

After you are satisfied with your hypothesis download and complete the exercise (289 kB Word document).

 

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