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For my project, I want to look at a relationship between alcohol use and depression among incarcerated adults. My dependent variable is depression because that is the outcome I want to learn about. My independent variable is alcohol use or alcohol related problems. I am interested in finding out if there is a relationship between alcohol use and depression among people who are incarcerated. Also, I would like to look at age to better understand the people included in the study.

My null hypothesis (H0) is that there is no relationships between alcohol use and depression among incarcerated adults. This means that alcohol use or alcohol related problems are not associated with differences in depression.

My alternative hypothesis (H1) is that there is a relationship between alcohol use and depression among incarcerated adults. I want to explore whethwer people who experience alcohol related problems report differences in depression. By looking at these variables, I hope to better understand how alcohol use and depression may be connected in this population. I also understand that if I find a relationship, it does not mean that alcohol use directly causes depression or that depression causes alcohol use.