Given below are two statements Statement I: A research hypothesis is a…
2020
Given below are two statements
Statement I: A research hypothesis is a tentative statement postulating a relationship between factual and conceptual elements of the variables
Statement II: A researcher sets up a 'Null hypothesis' so that the deduced consequences of a research hypothesis may be directly tested
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below
- A.
Both Statement I and Statement II are true
- B.
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
- C.
Statement I is correct but Statement II is false
- D.
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is true
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Correct answer: A
Both statements are correct.
Statement I is a standard definition of a research (working) hypothesis: it is a tentative, provisional statement that proposes a relationship between the factual and conceptual elements of the variables under study, framed so that it can be empirically examined.
Statement II is also correct. The null hypothesis is the hypothesis of 'no difference / no relationship'. A researcher deliberately formulates it so that the deduced consequences of the research hypothesis can be put to a direct statistical test. By testing and, where the evidence warrants, rejecting the null hypothesis, the researcher gathers indirect support for the research hypothesis. Hence both statements are true.