1. A hypothesis is ______.

1. a wished-for result that the researcher concludes the research with
2. a complicated set of sentences that pulls variables into proposed complex relationships
3. a conjecture that is grounded in support background originating from secondary research

2. A hypothesis is NOT ______.

1. an informed assumption about a certain phenomenon, predicting a factor or interpreting an observation
2. a guess that directs the course of a research
3. an educated claim

3. A hypothesis is an educated guess.

1. True
2. False

4. A hypothesis is the same as a proposition.

1. True
2. False

5. A hypothesis has to be developed at the upfront of every research.

1. True
2. False

6. In conclusive research designs, hypothesis emerges at the research findings’ stage.

1. True
2. False

7. When conducting exploratory research, it is difficult to formulate hypothesis for testing based on existing knowledge.

1. True
2. False

8. The null hypothesis is the the statement originally proposed by the researcher as the suggested answer to the research question.

1. True
2. False

9. The smaller the p-value, the more likely that H₁ is false, providing stronger support for refuting it and enhancing the probability of accepting Hₒ as correct.

1. True
2. False

10. Analysing the data collected from the selected sample using appropriate statistical methods to determine the sample mean is NOT the last key step in hypothesis testing.

1. True
2. False

11. There are mainly two possible decision scenarios in hypothesis testing.

1. True
2. False

12. The smaller the p-value, the more likely that Hₒ is false, providing stronger support for refuting it and enhancing the probability of accepting H₁ as correct.

1. True
2. False

13. The null hypothesis is the hypothesis that advances an indifferent proposition whereby empirical data examination results in no statistical significance between the two research variables in question.

1. True
2. False

14. The probability value equates the level of significance for which the researcher would only just reject H₁.

1. True
2. False

15. In conducting research, it is often possible to collect data about the whole population of interest.

1. True
2. False

16. In hypothesis formulation, the default is the null hypothesis where any statistical significance is assumed to happen merely due to chance.

1. True
2. False

17. Three possible decision scenarios can take place in making hypothesis testing decisions.

1. True
2. False