Aims and Hypothesis Flashcards
What is an aim?
A general statement about what in the investigator intends to find?
What is a hypothesis?
A precises testable statement including the levels of IV and DV
What is operationalisation?
Is the IV manipulating, is the DV measurable
Are hypotheses a prediction?
no facts
What is null hypotheses?
no difference
What is alternate hypothesis?
research hypotheses, states there is a change in the measurement of DV and manipulation of IV
What is hypothesis testing?
data is collected and statistical testing is conducted on data. if evidence is strong null hypothesis can be rejected
What is one tailed hypothesis?
States the difference and which what the direction it goes
What is two tailed hypothesis?
Only states difference