43). Once the study is focused, researchers examine the seminar's work and current prior primary sources. According to (Tant, 2011, p. 58), “twelve variables commonly associated with social isolation in the literature are gender, age, never having been married, divorced or widowed, lack of child, living alone, poor health, low income, not having animals, having transport problems, being on a waiting list for a HACC service, being of non-English speaking origin and caring for someone ". Based on the research questions and review of previous resources, a hypothesis is created to predict the relationship between the studies' variables. Another hypothesis proposed by the researcher is that “people's level of power will significantly negatively predict their level of social isolation before the intervention of HACC-funded projects” (Tant, 2011, p. 101). The researcher chooses the study design and methods to test the hypothesis. Finally, appropriate analytical analyzes are used to analyze the data allowing the researcher to draw