Aims And Hypothesis Flashcards
What’s a null hypothesis and give an example
There’s no effect or a relationship between key variables
Eg- there’s no significant difference between eating greens and hair conditions
What’s directional hypothesis
-there’s either an increase or decrease
Eg- there’s a significant increase in ice cream sales and good weather
Non directional
There’s a difference but we can’t say whether it is increase or decrease
Eg - there’s a difference in how extroverted someone is and the amount of siblings they have
Correlational
Either positive or negative
-there’s a positive correlation between smoking and lung cancer
Correlational
Either positive or negative
-there’s a positive correlation between smoking and lung cancer