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Maternal smoking during pregnancy has been implicated in various problems with infant health.

Develop a research question on the health of babies born to smoking versus non-smoking mothers and devise a testable hypothesis related to this health issue. List as many problems as you can identify and anticipate in interpreting the data that your investigation will reveal.

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Maternal smoking during pregnancy has been implicated in various problems with infant health. This solution develops a research question regarding the health of babies born to smoking versus non-smoking mothers and devises a testable hypothesis related to this health issue. It also identifies the independent and dependent variables and operationalizes the variables. It also lists several problems that a researcher can identify and anticipate in interpreting the data of what the investigation will reveal.

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Question: What is the effect of a mother's smoking on the baby's health in the first year?

Testable Hypothesis: Babies of non-smoking mother's will be ...

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