RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS

DECISION MAKING WITH HYPOTHESIS TESTING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What hypothesis states no equality or existence of differences, relationship, or effect?
A
statistical hypothesis
B
null hypothesis
C
alternative hypothesis
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The null hypothesis states that the treatment has no effect. In general the null hypothesis states that there is no change, no difference, no effect, and otherwise no relationship between the independent and dependent variables. Because we are hypothesizing that nothing is happening, it is called the null hypothesis.

Detailed explanation-2: -The alternative hypothesis is a statement used in statistical inference experiment. It is contradictory to the null hypothesis and denoted by Ha or H1. We can also say that it is simply an alternative to the null. In hypothesis testing, an alternative theory is a statement which a researcher is testing.

Detailed explanation-3: -What are null and alternative hypotheses? Null and alternative hypotheses are used in statistical hypothesis testing. The null hypothesis of a test always predicts no effect or no relationship between variables, while the alternative hypothesis states your research prediction of an effect or relationship.

Detailed explanation-4: -The null hypothesis is a typical statistical theory which suggests that no statistical relationship and significance exists in a set of given single observed variable, between two sets of observed data and measured phenomena.

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