8 Types of Hypothesis

Nov 18, 2022 Image credit: Unsplash. Tasneem Gandhi

A hypothesis is a set of assumptions that are made based on observations. Here are various types of hypotheses.

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Null Hypothesis

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Alternative Hypothesis

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Complex Hypothesis

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Simple Hypothesis

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Directional Hypothesis

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Non-directional Hypothesis

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Empirical Evidence

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Associative hypothesis

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