A Researcher Predicts, "Average Number of Emails Received Per Day

question 19

Multiple Choice

A researcher predicts, "Average number of emails received per day is related to perceived information overload." Which type of hypothesis is it?

• A) One-tailed hypothesis and non-directional
• B) Two-tailed hypothesis and non-directional
• C) One-tailed hypothesis and directional
• D) Two-tailed hypothesis and directional

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