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What is a hypothesis ?

  • A.A research question to be investigated
  • B.A statement that the researcher wants to test through the data collected in a study
  • C.A theory that underpins the study
  • D.A statistical method for calculating the extent to which the results could have happened by chance

Answer: B

A hypothesis is A statement that the researcher wants to test through the data collected in a study.

A hypothesis is a tentative, testable answer to the research question, stating an expected relationship between variables, for example that a reading programme improves comprehension. The data collected then support or refute it.

A research question is what the study asks, not the proposed answer. A theory is a broader explanatory framework from which hypotheses are drawn, and a test of statistical significance is a method of analysis, not a hypothesis.

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