Exam 10: Evaluating the Purpose Statement and Hypotheses

H₀ µ₁≠µ₁ represents ______.

Discuss the guidelines and questions for evaluating the purpose statement.

A ______ is a formally stated expectation of outcomes.

The purpose statement is typically found in the abstract review section of an article, toward the end of the review.

In qualitative research and in quantitative descriptive studies, researchers typically do not have independent and dependent variables.

Research focusing on philosophical or vague ideas according to Moore (1983) is researchable.

A ______ may be identified when the researcher, in the purpose statement, affirms that there will be an attempt to determine differences between two or more groups.

In our everyday lives, we generally make predictions based on theory or previous research.

A study may be considered researchable if the independent variables, dependent variables, and/or variables of interest can be ______.

In evaluating the purpose, a poorly written intent or goal or a study is a problem because the reader may not know whether the researchers have accomplished a(n) ______.

The purpose statement should not be based on the argument developed in the literature review.

Discuss and provide example of the three types of Hypotheses.

Discuss the concept of Indirect Proof.

A hypothesis may be used in research methods of: ______, ______, and ______ designs.

______ stated that the purpose statement should include delineation of the variables studied.

According to Moore (1983), we can always prove a hypothesis.

The purpose statement may be expressed in either a declarative statement or in the form of a question or questions.

Identifying whether a study involves a ______ or a ______ directs the researches in choosing a statistical method.

Stating the hypothesis as concisely as possible is referred to as ______.

______ type of hypothesis is used when the researcher has enough evidence from previous research to support the prediction of a direction of outcome.