1. What is the importance of a clearly stated hypothesis in research? What harm might an ambiguous hypothesis do? Use an example to illustrate your answer.
2. Independent/Dependent Samples: Read page 509 of your text. Using the given scenarios as an example, create two scenarios of your own. Let one scenario illustrate an independent sample, and let the other scenario illustrate a dependent sample (a matched-pair sample). Label the appropriate scenarios as dependent or independent.