A hypothesis is the stated relationship between variables and is the first step in testing the validity of a theory. It is based on observations made regarding the independent and dependent variables. The independent variable is the behavior that may be manipulated or changed. The independent variable affects the dependent variable. In this example, your independent variable would be whether or not a teen is pregnant. The dependent variable is the resulting behavior of the independent variable, in this case, whether or not a teen completes high school. A hypothesis must be testable and measurable. “Teen pregnancy increases the high school completion rate of teenagers” or “Teen pregnancy decreases the high school completion rate of teenagers” would both work as a hypothesis for this study. When testing a theory, you would also want to include a null hypothesis. A null hypothesis shows that there is no significant relationship between the variables. A null hypothesis for this study could state “Teen pregnancies result in no significant difference in the high school completion rate of teens.”
As a software engineer, I need to sometimes describe a piece of code as something that lacks performance or was not written with performance in mind. Example: This kind of coding style leads to unmaintainable and unperformant code. Based on my Google searches, this isn't a real word. What is the correct way to describe this? EDIT My usage of "performance" here is in regard to speed and efficiency. For example, the better the performance of code the faster the application runs. My question and example target the negative definition, which is in reference to preventing inefficient coding practices. Answer This kind of coding style leads to unmaintainable and unperformant code. In my opinion, reads more easily as: This coding style leads to unmaintainable and poorly performing code. The key to well-written documentation and reports lies in ease of understanding. Adding poorly understood words such as performant decreases that ease. In addressing the use of such a poorly ...
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