Create a research question related to nursing (to be used for this discussion question only). Identify the independent and dependent variables. Next, create a hypothesis or set of hypotheses to go along with your research question. Identify your hypothesis as one of each of the four categories below and explain why your hypothesis fits into these categories:

1. Associative or causal
2. Simple or complex
3. Nondirectional vs. directional
4. Null vs. research