quantitative chapter 14

Question 1

What is an alternate hypothesis?

Answer 1

A prediction that there is a relationship or there is a difference that hasn’t occurred through typical error

Question 2

null hypothesis

Answer 2

no relationship or no difference between two variables

Question 3

hypothesis testing

Answer 3

the process we go through to to determine whether or not we reject or accept the null hypothesis

Question 4

sampling error

Answer 4

degree to which a sample probably differs with respect to a specific variable in the population

Question 5

significance testing is

Answer 5

detemining whether you can accept or reject the null hypothesis - whether or not you’re relationship is significant or not

Question 6

the standard probability level is always going to be

Answer 6

0.05

Question 7

the second and third parts of a significance test are

Answer 7

calculated value and critical value

Question 8

two-tailed hypothesis

Answer 8

leaves open the direction of a difference or relationship

Question 9

one-tailed hyopthesis

Answer 9

there is a relationship

Question 10

effect size

Answer 10

strength of a relationship or magintude of a difference which occurs between two variables