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abbie schmidt
on Oct 12, 2024
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A researcher was interested in the differences in the opinions about marriage between men and women. She predicted that women would have different opinions about marriage from men. What would the null hypothesis suggest in this situation?
A) Women have more positive opinions about marriage than men.
B) Men have more positive opinions about marriage than women.
C) There is no difference between men and women in their opinions about marriage.
D) There is a difference between men and women in their opinions about marriage.
Null Hypothesis
A hypothesis that assumes no significant difference or relationship exists between variables, serving as a default position to be tested against.
Marriage
A legally or formally recognized union of two people as partners in a personal relationship.
Opinions
Personal beliefs or judgments that are not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.
- Familiarize oneself with the hypothesis of no significant difference and its purpose in the methodology of research.
- Distinguish between null and research (alternative) hypotheses.
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Learning Objectives
- Familiarize oneself with the hypothesis of no significant difference and its purpose in the methodology of research.
- Distinguish between null and research (alternative) hypotheses.