Discuss direction and non-direction hypotheses and give an example of each.

What will be an ideal response?


The choice between a directional and a non-directional hypothesis test depends on the researcher’s beliefs about the population from which the sample was drawn and how much a priori information (either from theory or prior research) they have about the question. Directional hypothesis tests are referred to as one-tailed statistical tests, and non-directional hypothesis tests are called two-tailed statistical tests. The sample we drew came from a different population with a different mean. This is expressed in the alternative hypothesis. There are three possible versions of the alternative state of affairs:



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What will be an ideal response?

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