Why Don't Aggregates and Categories Qualify as Social Groups

question 58

Essay

Why don't aggregates and categories qualify as social groups?

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Definitions:

Non-directional Alternative Hypothesis

A hypothesis that predicts a change in the dependent variable but does not specify the direction of the change.

Non-directional Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis that specifies no expected direction of the observed effect, stating simply that there is no association between the variables under investigation.

Directional Null Hypothesis

A specific type of null hypothesis that posits no predicted direction of the effect or association between variables.

Directional Alternative Hypothesis

A hypothesis that specifies the direction of the expected difference or relationship between variables (e.g., greater than, less than).