IOP2601
Assignment 3 Semester 2 2024
Detailed Solutions, References & Explanations
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Due Date: 23 September 2024
QUESTION 1
1.1
a) True - A non-directional hypothesis is used when there is no prior theoretical basis for predicting
the specific direction of the effect or relationship between variables.
b) False - In a study testing a non-directional hypothesis, the critical region for rejecting the null
hypothesis is split into two tails of the distribution. A directional hypothesis has the critical region
in one tail.
c) False - A non-directional hypothesis predicts there will be a relationship or difference between
variables, but it does not specify the direction of the effect.
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