Hypothesis

Question 1

What is an aim?

Answer 1

A statement of a study’s purpose

Question 2

When do aims need to be stated?
Why?

Answer 2

Before the experiment to show what the study intends to do

Question 3

What are the 3 types of hypothesis?

Answer 3

One-tailed (directional) hypothesis
Two-tailed (non-directional) hypothesis
Null hypothesis

Question 4

Define one-tailed (directional) hypothesis?

Answer 4

This is when a hypotheses states the direction of the difference of the relationship between the 2 variables (more/less, higher/lower, faster/slower)

Question 5

When would you use a one-tailed (directional) hypothesis?

Answer 5

When there is evidence to support your aim

Question 6

Define two-tailed (non-directional) hypothesis?

Answer 6

This states that there is going to be a change in the relationship but the difference isn’t specified

Question 7

Define Null hypothesis?

Answer 7

A statement that predicts no difference within the conditions

Question 8

What do you do if your data doesn’t support your null hypothesis?

Answer 8

You reject it and go with your alternative hypothesis

Question 9

Give an example of a null hypothesis?

Answer 9

There will be no difference between the 2 conditions

Question 10

What do you have to have in terms of hypothesis?

Answer 10

A null hypothesis is what we assume will happen

If our data then supports our alternate hypothesis then we reject our null hypothesis