8 Types of Hypothesis

Nov 18, 2022

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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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In a given set of observations, no statistical relationships, significance or association exist between sets of observations or variables.

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Null Hypothesis

The contradiction to the null hypothesis is the alternative hypothesis stating that there is some relation or significance between two sets of observations.

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Alternative Hypothesis

The relation or significance between two or more dependent and independent variables or observations.

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Complex Hypothesis

It is based on a given set of observations where one set of observations is dependent on another set of observations which is independent of other observations.

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Simple Hypothesis

This hypothesis is directional and predicts the direction of a given set of observations.

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Directional Hypothesis

This hypothesis does not specify the direction between the given set of observations.

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Non-directional Hypothesis

It is based on the evidence obtained from scientific research or experiment.

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Empirical Evidence

Change in one variable or observation cause change in another variable or observation is known as an associative hypothesis.

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Associative hypothesis

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