aims and hypotheses and how to formulate

Question 1

research aim

Answer 1

identifies the purpose of the investigation.

Question 2

research question

Answer 2

focused, concise and significant question that is arguable and relates to the theme of your research.

Question 3

null hypotheses

Answer 3

A null hypothesis is a hypothesis that says there is no statistical significance between the two variables.

Question 4

alternative hypotheses

Answer 4

An alternative hypothesis is one that states there is a statistically significant relationship between two variables.

Question 5

one-tailed (directional) hypothesis

Answer 5

also known as a directional hypothesis, predicts the actual DIRECTION in which the findings will go.

Question 6

two-tailed (non-directional) hypothesis

Answer 6

also known as a non-directional hypothesis, predicts an OPEN outcome thus the results can go in 2 directions. e.g. we predict a difference, an effect or a change but we do not know in what direction