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Hypothesis`
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Aim-
what you expect the result to be
Hypothesis-
what you predict the outcome/result will be
Directional
hypothesis- when you have previous data or research already on the topic you can say "more" or "less"
Non
directional
hypothesis- when you have no previous research or data on the topic you say "there will be a difference between"
Psychologist write a
null
and an
alternate
hypothesis in order
accept
one and
reject
the other once they have completed their
experiment.
Null
hypothesis- predict no difference or correlation
Alternate
hypothesis - predict a difference or correlation can be directional or non directional.