Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. All research designs have positives and negatives associated with them.
2. A hypothesis is a speculative statement about the relationship between two variables
3. After working with a team of researchers in an attempt to measure the extent of homelessness in Chicago in the mid-1980s, sociologist Peter Rossi was praised by members of the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless for his commitment to rigorous research methods and objective interpretation of data.
4. Long-term goals can be turned into an action plan by breaking them down into sub-goals
5. The more goals you set, the more effective you will be at reaching them.


1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
4. TRUE
5. FALSE

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