Consider the hypothesis from discussion 1: "The lack of freedom and day-to-day struggles because of COVID, coupled with the emotional and financial fallout, will probably take their toll on marriages." In this hypothesis, you will notice four variables: (1) Lack of Freedom; (2) Emotional Fallout; (3) Financial Fallout; and (4) Marriages. The first three are independent variables (causes) and the fourth variable is the dependent variable (effect).
Now give operational definitions to each of these four variables:
