When critiquing a study, the following statement is noted: "Women will experience less anxiety while undergoing a mammogram after the proposed educational program." Which type of statement is it?
a. Hypothesis
b. Proposition
c. Relational statement
d. Theoretical statement
ANS: A
This statement is an example of a hypothesis. A hypothesis predicts the nature of a relationship between the study variables.
Propositions can be expressed at various levels of abstraction. This statement is an example of a hypothesis.
Relational statements are propositions. This statement is an example of a hypothesis.
Theoretical statements are quite abstract. This statement is an example of a hypothesis.
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