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define aim

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a statement of what the researcher(s) intend to find out in a research study

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what is a hypothesis

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a precise and testable statement about the assumed relationship between variables. operationalisation is key to make the statement testable.

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what is a one-tailed hypothesis (directional)

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you predict the direction that your results will go in

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what is a two-tailed hypothesis (non-directional)

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the direction of effect is not specified

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