Null Hypotheses Are Employed to

question 53

Multiple Choice

Null hypotheses are employed to

• A) prove there is a relationship between the variables of the study.
• B) prove there is no relationship between the variables.
• C) investigate why there is no relationship when one is expected.
• D) compare findings of a study with what would be expected by chance.

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