HYPOTHESIS TESTING

• HYPOTHESIS

  • Statement that something is true.
  • Tentative explanation
  • Guess which becomes the basis for action or investigation.
• CHARACTERISTICS:

  1. Clear and precise
  2. Capable of being tested
  3. State relationship b/w variables
  4. Limited in scope
  5. Consistent
• TYPES:

  1. Alternative
  2. Null
• NULL

  • No significant difference b/w a parameter and a specific value