When the Null Hypothesis Is ______, This Typically Means the Research

question 58

Multiple Choice

When the null hypothesis is ______, this typically means the research hypothesis is ______.

• A) not rejected; not supported
• B) rejected; supported
• C) rejected; not supported
• D) rejected; proven

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Definitions:

Dependent Variable

A variable in an experiment that is expected to change in response to manipulations of the independent variable.

Correlational Study

A research methodology that examines the relationship or association between two or more variables without determining causal direction.

Experimental Study

A research methodology that manipulates one variable to determine if it causes a change in another variable, usually in a controlled environment.

Inferential Statistics

The branch of statistics that allows for making predictions or inferences about a population based on a sample.