Before conducting research, sociologists often come up with a prediction about what might be discovered by the research. What is this prediction called?
The hypothesis is scientific research done by a researcher and it is the specific testable prediction. by hypothesis, you can predict what to happen next.
It always explains what to expect will come.
It should be clear and understood.
It should be replicate, testable and measurable.
It should be some variable as an independent variable, dependent variable, etc.