IOP2601 Assignment 3 Due 23 September 2024

QUESTION 1
a) True A non-directional hypothesis is employed when there is no existing
theoretical foundation to predict the specific direction of the relationship or
effect between variable
b) False In a study testing In a non-directional hypothesis, the critical region
for rejecting the null hypothesis is divided into two tails of the distribution.
Conversely, for a directional hypothesis, the critical region is located in only
one tail.
c) False non-directional hypothesis suggests that there will be a relationship
or difference between variables but does not indicate the direction of the effect.

1.2 Formulating a Directional Hypothesis
Directional Hypothesis- Students being taught with the new teaching
method will achieve significantly higher test scores than those who receive
instruction through the traditional teaching method.