Hypothese

Question 1

What is a hypothesis

Answer 1

A clear statement made at the beginning of a research study to predict events (testable)

Question 2

Null hypothesis

Answer 2

No significant difference between V1 and V2

eg. There is no relationship between drinking alcohol during exam revision and poor results

Question 3

Alternate hypothesis (one tailed)

Answer 3

states direction results will take (positive/negative) relationship between V1 and V2

eg. Students who remain sober during revision will have a higher exam score compared to those who drink alcohol

Question 4

Alternate hypothesis (two tailed)

Answer 4

Significant relationship between V1 and V2 (no direction)

eg. There will be a significant effect on exam scores when students drink alcohol during revision compared to those who don’t

Question 5

Alternative hypothesis

Answer 5

States relationship between IV and DV

eg. those drinking alcohol during revision will have lower exam scores on average than those not drinking it