What is the primary difference between a “research question” and a “hypothesis”?

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A research question is a broad inquiry, while a hypothesis is a testable statement predicting a relationship between variables.

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A research question is for qualitative studies, and a hypothesis is for quantitative studies.

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A research question is answered in the introduction, and a hypothesis is answered in the results.

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A research question is never tested, while a hypothesis always is.