Hypothesis and Ethics Flashcards
1
Q
What are the ethical considerations that should be taken with studies?
A
- Social/ scientific value
- Care and protection of those involved in the research
- Confidentiality
- Informed consent
- Working with vulnerable individuals
2
Q
Why is patient confidentiality important?
A
- To ensure that personal information isn’t shared which could cause harm to people
3
Q
What is a null hypothesis?
A
- This is a type of hypothesis which says that there is no statistical significance between the two variables in the first hypothesis
4
Q
What is an alternative hypothesis?
A
- This is a type of hypothesis which says what you think will happen
