What Is the Difference Between a Null Hypothesis and a Research

question 20

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between a null hypothesis and a research hypothesis?

• A) The former only applies to antecedent variables and the latter to intervening variables
• B) The null hypothesis establishes that there is no relationship between the independent and dependent variables and the research hypothesis is the expectation of how two or more variables are related
• C) The research hypothesis establishes that there is no relationship between the independent and dependent variables and the null hypothesis is the expectation of how two or more variables are related
• D) The null hypothesis and the research hypothesis are the same

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