Question

What would be a Hypothesis Statement to this leading question "Why has negative stereotypes of law enforcement made the profession more dangerous?"

Answer 1

A hypothesis statement is a supposed or a tentative statement with regards to the relationship between two or more given variables. It is very specific and a testable statement, which is what one expects to study or research they plan.

In this scenario a Hypothesis Statement leading to the given question could be the following:

Null Hypothesis: This statement means there will be no effect or relationship between two variables.

• There is no effect of negative stereotypes about law enforcement on the profession being regarded as dangerous.

Directional Hypothesis: This statement means there is a relationship between the variables within a certain direction, i.e., either inverse(one increases other decreases) or direct ( one increases the other also increases and vice-versa).

• There is a positive relationship between negative stereotypes about law enforcement and its impact on the profession being regarded as more dangerous.

Non-Directional Hypothesis: This statement means there is a relationship between the variables but the direction of it is not mentioned.

• There is a relationship between negative stereotypes about law enforcement and the profession becoming more dangerous.