Hypothesis Flashcards
The causal relationship between the variables. Focuses on the cause-and-effect relationship.
Internal validity
Experiment can be generalized properly.
External validity
Applicability of the experiment to the real world.
Ecological validity
Claim or predictive statement in a research or experiment.
Hypothesis
Effectiveness in controlled settings
Efficacy
Effectiveness in the real world
Effectiveness
From basic research to applied research
Ecological validity
Anticipated result of the study
Hypothesis
A design that portrays if there is or there is no significant relationship between variables
Correlational design hypothesis
A hypothesis design where preexisting attributes of the subjects are compared
Ex-post facto study design
Not a true research. Something is lacking
Quasi-experimental design
Long term study or research
Longitudinal study design
Alternative or shorter version of longitudinal study design
Cross-sectional design
Tentative explanation of an event
Experimental hypothesis
an experimental hypothesis with an if-then format
Synthetic statement
Capability of putting the statement into question/experimented on
Testable statements
Characteristics where statement can be proven wrong
Falsifiability
Simplified statement
Parsimonious statements
Statements that lead to new studies
Fruitful statements
What are the types of hypothesis and explain
Null (H0) - no effect
Alternative (H1) - there’s an effect
Nondirectional - effect + no direction
Directional - direction
Enumerate criteria of the study
Feasible
Interesting
Novel
Ethical
Relevant
Enumerate the content of the study (Framework)
Population
Intervention
Comparison
Outcome
Time frame
A carefully crafted and precise inquiry of certain issue
Research questions
From specific to general principle
Inductive model. Bottom-up
General to specific principle
Deductive. Top-down
A type of hypothesis that is accidentally discovered with unexpected gain
Serendipity and windfall hypothesis
Direct knowledge without evident rational thought and inference
Intuition