Aims and Hypotheses Flashcards
What is an aim?
A general statement describing what the study intends to investigate
What is a hypothesis?
A statement that is worded in a way that states a prediction about the research
What is a null hypothesis?
A prediction that there will be no relationship between the key variables in the study and that correlation will be due to chance. Your null hypothesis is what you assume is true
What is an alternative hypothesis?
You use this hypothesis when your null hypothesis is rejected, it is a testable statement that suggests a relationship between the variables
What is a directional hypothesis?
A hypothesis that predicts a very specific outcome of study for example if it predicts that one group will do better
What is a non directional hypothesis?
A hypothesis that does not predict a specific direction of study but still predicts a difference
What is a variable?
A quantity whose value can change
What is operationalisation of variables?
Making it clear how the variables are understood and how they will be measured
What is the IV?
The variables that will be manipulated
What is the DV?
The variable that will be affected by the changes in the IV
