Good hypotheses have several characteristics. First, hypotheses follow from research questions. Remember that a hypothesis is a statement, not a question. A second important characteristic of a good hypothesis is that it is written clearly and simply. If the hypothesis, it must have both an indepent and dependent variable in the statement. Last, hypotheses must be testable. Constructs that appear in hypotheses must be defined and measured. For example, To test the four hypotheses concerning new technology adoption, researchers would have to measure income, education, openness to learning , technology discomfort, and new technology adoption.