Aim + Hypotheses

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    • Define Aim
      What a piece of research is trying to achieve
    • What does an Aim identify
      The purpose of research by outlining what is being studied and what the research is trying to achieve
    • Define Hypothesis
      The specific statement about what it predicts findings will be
    • What can hypotheses predict
      A difference or a correlation
    • Directional Hypothesis
      Predict both a difference and the direction of the difference (better/worse)
    • Non-Directional Hypothesis
      Predict an outcome but no direction
    • Hypothesis predicting correlation
      Significant Positive/Negative Correlation
    • Null Hypothesis
      Predicts no difference or correlation
    • What are directional hypothesis otherwise known as
      Research Hypothesis
      Experimental Hypothesis
      Alternative Hypothesis (alternative to null)
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