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Hypothesis - Meaning and Types
Hypothesis - Meaning and Types
Hupo+ Thesis
(under) (placing)
Hupothesis
(foundation)
HYPOTHESIS
Characteristics of Hypothesis
I t should be clear .
I t should be limited in scope and must be specific . I t
should be testable empirically .
I t should be amenable to testing within a reasonable time.
I t should specify the variables between which the
relationship is to be established.
Types of Hypothesis
Example -
There will be no significant relationship between Imposter
Phenomenon and Self - Esteem among final year women
undergraduate students.
Alternate Hypothesis
This hypothesis states that there is a relationship or effect
between the two variables being studied or one variable has an
effect on the other.
Example -
There will be a significant relationship between Imposter
Phenomenon and Self - Esteem among final year women
undergraduate students.
Complex Hypothesis
This hypothesis states that there is a relationship between three
or more variables that is present in the study such as two
independent variables and a dependent variable.
Example -
High Social Anxiety and Imposter Phenomenon
significantly decreases the Self - Esteem of final year
women undergraduate students.
Directional/One - tailed
Hypothesis
This hypothesis predicts the nature of the effect of the
independent variable on the dependent variable. It predicts in
which direction the change will take place.
Example -
There will be a significant negative impact of Imposter
Phenomenon on Self - Esteem among final year women
undergarduate students.
Non - Directional/Two - tailed
Hypothesis
This hypothesis predicts that the independent variable will have
an effect on the dependent variable, but the direction of the
effect is not specified. It just states that there will be an
effect.
Example -
There will be a significant impact of Imposter Phenomenon
on Self - Esteem among final year women undergarduate
students.
Logical Hypothesis
Example -
A girl raised by females and surrounded with females would
have trouble interacting with males.