Aims and hypothesis

Question 1

what is an aim?

Answer 1

• an aim is a general idea
• the aim is what the study is trying to find out
• it can be specific or general

Question 2

what is a hypothesis?

Answer 2

• comes after the aim
• a prediction about the variables in the study
• a hypothesis must state an outcome for research

Question 3

what is an alternative hypothesis?

Answer 3

the alternative to the null hypothesis, an example: people who have lot’s of sleep have better marks in class tests than people with a lower sleep average

Question 4

Directional hypothesis?

Answer 4

states the direction of the predicted difference between two condition or two groups of participants, for example: people who do homework without the TV on produce better results than those who do homework with the TV on

Question 5

What is a non directional hypothesis?

Answer 5

predicts simply that there is a difference between two conditions or two groups of participants, without stating the direction of the difference, for example: People who do homework with the TV on produce different results from those who do homework without the TV on

Question 6

What is the null hypothesis?

Answer 6

the assumption of no relationship between variables being studied, for example: there is no difference in the marks on class tests between people who sleep an average of 8 hours or more per night and those with a lower sleep average

Question 7

what is one tailed?

Answer 7

directional hypothesis

Question 8

What is two tailed?

Answer 8

non-directional hypothesis