Research Paper Project Hypothesis

Research Paper Project Hypothesis

First, review the fruit and vegetable survey data spreadsheet to get a feel for the raw data available for your project. Then, take a moment to review some of the additional complimentary data sources that might be of use in your research project. Hopefully, as you explore these data, some potential research questions will begin to materialize: Record these questions in the space below:

1. Potential research questions:

Is Diabetic death more common in stores with less Fruits & Vegetable Diversity?

Next, pick your favorite question from the list above, and convert it into a testable (i.e., falsifiable) hypothesis:

2. Your proposed Research Paper hypothesis and prediction:

Diabetic death is elevated with stores with that have less Fruits & Vegetable Diversity.

3. The null hypothesis and prediction for your Research Paper project:

Diabetic death is not more common in stores with less Fruits & Vegetable Diversity.

Now think about your ‘experimental’ design – since your experiment will involve picking out a subset of the data provided and comparing them, propose a plan for what will be selected and compared to test your hypothesis:

4. Your approach to answering this question with the class data set:
a. Which data will you use (i.e., which columns of the spreadsheet?)

b. Will you use all the data, or just portions (e.g., data from certain zip codes or store types?)

c. If you are doing a comparison, which data will you compare?

d. If you are using data from a supplemental data source (e.g., income or health statistics by zip code), which data will you use, and how will you incorporate these data into your experiment?