Book chapters - Constructing hypotheses

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What are the characteristics of an hypothesis?

  1. It is a tentative proposition
  2. Its validity is unknown
  3. In most cases, it specifies a relationship between two or more variables

What functions does a hypothesis serve?

  • Brings specificity and clarity to your study
  • you only collect information you need = more validity
  • provides a focus
  • you contribute towards theory formulation

What are the 3 phases of testing a hypothesis?

  1. Formulate your hunch or assumption
  2. Collect the required data
  3. Analyse data to draw conclusions about that hunch (true or false)
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What are the characteristics of a hypothesis?

  1. Simple specific and conceptually clear
  2. capable of variation
  3. related to the existing body of knowledge
  4. operationalisable

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