A conceptual hypothesis is drawn from the implications of a

A conceptual hypothesis is derived from the implications of a theory.

Theory supplies the abstract expectations that the researcher then frames as a testable statement.

A prediction is what follows from a hypothesis, not its source.

A spurious relation is a misleading correlation, not the origin of a hypothesis.

Time-order is a criterion for inferring causation, not the basis of a conceptual hypothesis.

An operational hypothesis restates the conceptual one in measurable terms.