How you will operationalize your independent and dependent variables

Research Topic: Poverty Causes Crime

1) A statement of the problem: What is your research question / hypothesis and why should we care? (3 paragraphs)

2) A review of at least five sources that justify your hypothesis (3 paragraphs)

3) A detailed description of your research design, including

a) your independent and dependent variables

b) how you will operationalize your independent and dependent variables

c) what will be your sample and unit of analysis?

d) which of the three statistical analyses does your design call for? (4 paragraphs)