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GATE 2024 XH5 (Psychology) – Question 45

Research Methods and Statistics · Designing Research: Research problems, purpose statement, variables and operational definitions, hypothesis, sampling · 2 marks · Multiple select

Tentative answer(s) to a simple research problem that is/are expressed in the form of a clearly stated relationship between independent and dependent variables is/are called:

  1. Alternate Hypothesis
  2. Null Hypothesis
  3. Phi-Hypothesis
  4. Nil Hypothesis

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Correct answer: (A) Alternate Hypothesis

Explanation

A tentative statement of a relationship between the independent and dependent variables is the alternative (research) hypothesis. The null hypothesis says there is no relationship.