EDUCATION UGC NET
PSYCHOLOGY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Who among the following was the first man to describe ’Null Hypothesis’?
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William James
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Raymond Dodge
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Ronald Fisher
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Freud
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is: b. There is no relationship between the variables.
Detailed explanation-2: -A scientific hypothesis is a statement of what theresearcher expects to find upon conducting a study. A statistical hypothesis, however, is a statement of what the statisticianexpects NOT to find. For this reason it is called a NULL hypothesis.
Detailed explanation-3: -The null hypothesis is useful because it can be tested to conclude whether or not there is a relationship between two measured phenomena. It can inform the user whether the results obtained are due to chance or manipulating a phenomenon.
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