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Hypothesis Types and Research

K. Anupama

Abstract


A hypothesis is a statement of the researcher’s expectation or prediction about relationship among study variables. The research process begins and ends with the hypothesis. It is core to the entire procedure and, therefore, is of the utmost importance. Hypothesis is nothing but the heat of the research. In the research without hypothesis, research cannot service properly. The researcher question identifies the study concepts and asks how the concepts might be related a hypothesis is the predicted answer. Three basic aspects important in the hypothesis are: difference that we are trying to find out, relationship, and the interactions. In relationship, we are trying to understand statistically significant relationship that means the difference in result did not occur by chance but due to statistical reasons. It means results are statistically significance. If the difference is caused by chance, then results are not statically significant. Normally when we are stating a hypothesis there is an independent variable and dependent variable. Independent variable cause and dependent variable is effect. A hypothesis ensures the entire research process remains scientific and reliable. Though hypotheses are essential during the research process, it can produce complications with regards to probability, significance and errors. A hypothesis is an educational guess/predication based on observations. On this account researcher is in present paper mainly high kite the significance of the hypothesis and its importance in research methodology.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37628/ijnspr.v4i2.812

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