Author Question: The hypothesis, A person's emotional status is not affected by a relocation to a nursing home is ... (Read 146 times)

washai · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

The hypothesis, A person's emotional status is not affected by a relocation to a nursing home is which of the following?

A) Null
B) Not testable
C) Directional
D) Nondirectional

Question 2

The hypothesis, Women who jog regularly are more likely than those who do not to have amenorrhea is which of the following?

A) Null
B) Not testable
C) Directional
D) Nondirectional

T4T · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
Feedback:
Null hypotheses, which express the absence of a relationship, are the hypotheses subjected to statistical testing. A testable research hypothesis, such as this one, states predicted relationships between two or more variablesthat is, the anticipated association between independent and dependent variables. Directional hypotheses predict the direction of a relationship; nondirectional hypotheses predict the existence of relationships, not their direction.

Answer to Question 2

C
Feedback:
Directional hypotheses predict the direction of a relationship; nondirectional hypotheses predict the existence of relationships, not their direction. A hypothesis states predicted relationships between two or more variablesthat is, the anticipated association between independent and dependent variables. Testable research hypotheses, such as this one, predict the existence of relationships; null hypotheses, which express the absence of a relationship, are the hypotheses subjected to statistical testing.