DEVELOPING HYPOTHESIS AND RESEARCH QUESTIONS

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DEVELOPING HYPOTHESES& RESEARCH QUESTIONSShaliniPrasadAjith Rao Eeshoo Rehani500 RESEARCH METHODSSEPTEMBER 18TH2001DEVELOPING HYPOTHESIS AND RESEARCH QUESTIONSDEVELOPING HYPOTHESES& RESEARCH QUESTIONS Introduction Processes involved before formulating the hypotheses. Definition Nature of HYPOTHESIS Types How to formulate a Hypotheses inQuantitative ResearchQualitative RESEARCH Testing and Errors in Hypotheses SummaryDEVELOPING HYPOTHESES& RESEARCH QUESTIONSThe RESEARCH structure helps us create RESEARCH that is : Quantifiable Verifiable Replicable DefensibleCorollaries among the model, common sense & paper formatModelCommon SensePaper FormatResearch QuestionWhyIntroDevelop a TheoryYour Answer IntroIdentify Variables (if applicable)HowMethodIdentify hypothesesExpectations MethodTest the hypothesesCollect/Analyze data ResultsEvaluate the ResultsWhat it MeansConclusionCritical ReviewWhat it doesn t MeanConclusionDEVELOPING HYPOTHESES& RESEARCH QUESTIONSMost RESEARCH projects share the same general structure, which could be represented in the shape of an hourglass.

In a clinical trial of a new drug, the null hypothesis might be that the new drug is no better, on average, than the current drug. We would write H0: there is no difference between the two drugs on average. The alternative hypothesismight be that: the new drug has a different effect, on …

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