aims and hypotheses

Question 1

define an aim

Answer 1

a general statement of what the researcher intends to investigate

Question 2

define a hypothesis

Answer 2

a clear, precise, testable statement that states the relationship between the variables to be investigated

Question 3

name the different types of hypotheses

Answer 3

directional, non-directional, null, alternative

Question 4

define the different types of hypotheses

Answer 4

directional - when a prediction has been given

non-directional - where a prediction hasn’t been given

null - when there is no relationship between variables in your hypothesis

alternative - the same as the experimental hypothesis (alternative to the null hypothesis)

Question 5

what is the difference between aims and hypotheses?

Answer 5

an aim is only a general statement of what the researcher intends to investigate, whereas a hypothesis is a clear, precise and testable statement that states a clear relationship between the variables the researcher intends to investigate