Generating Hypotheses: A Guide for Researchers - Prof. Jonathan Gore, Study notes of Statistics

Download Generating Hypotheses: A Guide for Researchers - Prof. Jonathan Gore and more Study notes Statistics in PDF only on Docsity! 1/9/2009 1 Developing Hypotheses Levels of _________________________ Relevance to an existing theory (BEST) Relevance to applied problems ($$$) Relevance to conflicting results Relevance to a poorly conducted study Steps to Generating Hypotheses Ask yourself, “What am I interested in?” Find out what has already been done in this area Make a prediction that no one has tested yet Statement, not a question Compare groups or variables 1/9/2009 2 Types of Comparisons (Review) _________________________ Relationship of one variable to another Correlational design Ex GPA is positively associated with the. amount of time a person spends studying _________________________ Differences between groups Experimental or quasi-experimental design Ex People who receive an antidepressant. will show significantly less depressive symptoms than people who receive a placebo