Hypothesis Flashcards

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What is a hypothesis

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A testable statement - prediction of what you expect to find

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What is a One-tailed hypothesis

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Directional - predict where your results are going to go based of previous research

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What is a two tailed hypothesis

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Non-directional- there will be a difference between the two variables but no production of what the difference will be.

Start this hypothesis with - there will be a difference between…
- and write about the IV and the DV

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What is a null hypothesis

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Expecting there will be no difference

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