Hypotheses

Dr.P.N.Narayana Raja

Meaning and definition

Hypo means Below Thesis means Theory Hypothesis means below the theory It is a tentative statement that to be tested in the field Hypothesis is a Proposition which can be put to test to determine validity - Goode and Hatt

What is theory? Theory is a set of Generalizations which are deduced from one another and are intimately inter-related.

Offering explanation & Prediction

Raising new Issues in New Directions Functions of A Theory

Organizing Fragmentation of Knowledge into A systematic propositions

Identifying the Limits to the application of theory

Foundation of belief Other ideas emerge

Axiom

Universally applicable Testing In the field

Law
Theory
Hypothesis

Hunch

TYPES OF HYPOTHESES
Aimed to find empirical Uniformities

Goode & Hatt

Finding relationship How change in one affect other

Descriptive Hypotheses Explanatory Directional hypotheses

Relational Hypotheses NULL HYPOTHESES

SOURCE IS A THEORY

AVOID NEGATIVE STATEMENTS AS COMPLEX AS POSSIBLE SHOW DIRECTIONS

CRITERIA OF A GOOD HYPOTHESIS

EMPIRICAL REFERENCE

AVOID STRONG MAN STRAW MAN

Difficulties in deriving Hypotheses

WEAKNESS OF ESTABLISHED KNOWLEDGE

LACK OF RESEARCHERS ABILITY TO USE THE EXISTING KNOWLEDGE

POOR KNOWLEDGE OF RESEARCH TECHNIQUES

INABILITY TO ANTICIPATE THE REALITY

LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF SCIENTIFIC METHODS