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Research Hypothesis

The document defines a hypothesis as a tentative statement about the relationship between two or more variables that can be tested through scientific research. A hypothesis proposes a possible relationship between an independent variable, which is manipulated by the researcher, and a dependent variable, which is measured. Hypotheses can be directional, predicting the nature of the relationship between variables, or non-directional, stating a relationship exists without predicting the direction of effect. The document provides examples of directional and non-directional hypotheses related to students' grades and nutritious food consumption.

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Research Hypothesis

The document defines a hypothesis as a tentative statement about the relationship between two or more variables that can be tested through scientific research. A hypothesis proposes a possible relationship between an independent variable, which is manipulated by the researcher, and a dependent variable, which is measured. Hypotheses can be directional, predicting the nature of the relationship between variables, or non-directional, stating a relationship exists without predicting the direction of effect. The document provides examples of directional and non-directional hypotheses related to students' grades and nutritious food consumption.

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R E S E A R C H

HY P O T H E S IS
HYPOTHESIS
- IS A TENTATIVE STATEMENT ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN TWO OR MORE VARIABLES.
- IT IS A SPECIFIC AND TESTABLE PREDICTION ON WHAT
YOU EXPECT TO HAPPEN WITH THE VARIABLES IN YOUR
STUDY.
- USUALLY, IT PROPOSES A POSSIBLE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN THE INDEPENDENT VARIABLE (WHAT THE
RESEARCHER CHANGES) AND THE DEPENDENT
VARIABLE (WHAT THE RESEARCH MEASURES).
-IT IS ALSO DESCRIBED AS AN “EDUCATED GUESS” OF WHAT POSSIBLY THE
RESULT WOULD BE OF YOUR RESEARCH, WHICH SHOULD BE SUPPORTED ON
EXISTING THEORIES AND KNOWLEDGE.
-FURTHERMORE, THE HYPOTHESIS STATES A TENTATIVE ANSWER TO YOUR
RESEARCH QUESTION THAT CAN BE TESTED BY FURTHER INVESTIGATION IN
WHICH YOU CAN SUPPORT OR REFUTE IT THROUGH SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
METHODS SUCH AS DATA COLLECTION AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS.
- IT IS THE CENTRAL CONCEPT OF ANY INVESTIGATION THAT CONVERTS
RESEARCH QUESTIONS INTO PREDICTIONS AND INCORPORATES ELEMENTS
SUCH AS VARIABLES, POPULATION, AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FACTORS.
TYPES OF RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS
A HYPOTHESIS CAN BE CLASSIFIED AS DIRECTIONAL AND
NON-DIRECTIONAL HYPOTHESIS

1. DIRECTIONAL HYPOTHESIS
THE DIRECTIONAL HYPOTHESIS RELATES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE
VARIABLES AND CAN ALSO PREDICT ITS NATURE. IT ILLUSTRATES THE DIRECT
ASSOCIATION OF THE IMPACT OF THE INDEPENDENT VARIABLE WITH THE
DEPENDENT VARIABLE, WHETHER IT IS POSITIVELY OR NEGATIVELY AFFECTED.
EXAMPLE

STUDENTS WHO ARE EATING NUTRITIOUS FOOD HAVE HIGHER GRADES THAN
STUDENTS NOT HAVING A PROPER MEAL.
(THIS SHOWS THAT THERE IS AN EFFECT BETWEEN THE GRADES AND
NUTRITIOUS FOOD AND THE DIRECTION OF EFFECT IS CLEAR THAT THE
STUDENTS GOT A HIGHER GRADE).
2. NON-DIRECTIONAL HYPOTHESIS
A NON-DIRECTIONAL HYPOTHESIS IS USED WHEN THERE IS NO
PRINCIPLE INVOLVED. IT IS A PREMISE THAT A RELATIONSHIP
EXISTS BETWEEN TWO VARIABLES.

HOWEVER, THE DIRECTION OF THE EFFECT IS NOT SPECIFICALLY


DETERMINED.
IT IS A STATEMENT THAT REFLECTS THE ASSOCIATION OF THE
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE TO THE DEPENDENT VARIABLE WITHOUT
PREDICTING THE EXACT NATURE OF THE DIRECTION OF THE
RELATIONSHIP.
EXAMPLE
THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN THE AVERAGE GRADES
BETWEEN THOSE STUDENTS THAT HAVE PROPER NUTRITIOUS MEAL
AND THOSE THAT DO NOT HAVE PROPER MEALS.

(THIS DEPICTS THAT THERE IS AN EFFECT BETWEEN THE AVERAGE


GRADES AND NUTRITIOUS FOOD, BUT IT DOES NOT REFLECT THE
DIRECTION OF THE EFFECT WHETHER IT IS POSITIVELY OR NEGATIVELY
AFFECTED).
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

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