On-line discussions: Design a hypothesis, testing and control groups as outlined below. this week’s topic is Heat vs ice for pain. For each week, you will need to do the following to receive full credit for weekly discussion (10 points). Discussion for the week is due Tuesday 11:59 pm ET. On-line Discussion: • Part 1: (5 points) State your hypothesis pertaining to the topic for the week o Remember to be specific in your hypothesis-example: if you are talking about vaccines state which vaccine etc. o Cite the information for the basis for your hypothesis. o Identify your control group and your experimental group-make sure you are specific on who/what is in your groups. Example: age/sex/ethnic groups/etc. o What are you testing with the two groups and how? o What results would support your hypothesis? o What results would disprove your hypothesis? o If your hypothesis is disproven, how would you change it? What are your new control and new experimental groups?
