The hypothesis "Elderly patients with social support have fewer somatic complaints and fewer episodes of depression than elderly who do not have social support" is what kind of hypothesis?
1. Null.
2. Simple and directional.
3. Complex and nondirectional.
4. Complex and directional.
4
Rationale 1: The null hypothesis predicts that there is no relationship between variables. This hypothesis states one group will have fewer somatic complaints and episodes of depression than another.
Rationale 2: Since this hypothesis has one independent (social support) and two dependent (somatic complaints and episodes of depression) variables, it is complex.
Rationale 3: This hypothesis is complex, but it states one group will have fewer episodes of depression, so it is also directional.
Rationale 4: The hypothesis has one independent and two dependent variables, so it is complex; it states one group will have fewer episodes of depression, so it is also directional.
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