Which hypothesis is stated in the preferred form? 1. When ...

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Which hypothesis is stated in the preferred form?
 
  1. When compared with premenopausal women, postmenopausal women were more likely depressed after a surgical intervention.
  2. When compared with premenopausal women, postmenopausal women are more likely depressed after surgical intervention.
  3. When compared with premenopausal women, postmenopausal women will be depressed.
  4. When compared with premenopausal women, postmenopausal women will more likely be depressed and moody after surgical intervention.

Question 2

Which conclusion can the reader of a research study draw when he or she is unable to identify the limitations of the study?
 
  1. The omission of a study's limitations is a weakness of the research report.
  2. Limitations of a study should not be published.
  3. The reader should look for these limitations just after the abstract.
  4. There were no study limitations.

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Answer to Question 1

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Rationale 1: The hypothesis should be written in the present tense. This option is written in past tense.
Rationale 2: The hypothesis should be written in the present tense. This statement meets that criteria.
Rationale 3: The hypothesis should be written in the present tense. This statement is written in future tense.
Rationale 4: The hypothesis should be written in the present tense. A hypothesis should identify a single prediction. This statement is written in future tense and identifies two predictions.
Global Rationale:

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale 1: The study's limitations should be clearly presented to the reader. All studies will have limitations, and they should be identified and discussed. Not doing this is a weakness in the report.
Rationale 2: Limitations should be published.
Rationale 3: Limitations are not printed beneath the abstract.
Rationale 4: All studies have limitations, and these should be clearly identified and discussed.
Global Rationale: