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Module 6

Hypothesis

WHAT IS A HYPOTHESIS?

• Hypothesis may be defined as a proposition put forth as an explanation for the occurrence of phenomena either asserted merely as a provisional conjecture to guide some investigation or accepted as highly probable in the light of established facts.
• Quite often a research hypothesis is a prediction of being tested by scientific methods, that relates an independent variable to some dependent variable.

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Characteristics of hypothesis:

1. Hypothesis should be clear and precise. If the hypothesis is not clear and precise, the inferences drawn on its basis cannot be taken as reliable.
2. Hypothesis should be capable of being tested.
3. Hypothesis should state relationship between variables, in case it happens to be a relational hypothesis.
4. Hypothesis should be limited in scope. A researcher must remember that narrower hypotheses are generally more testable and he should develop such hypotheses.
5. Hypothesis should be stated as far as possible in most simple terms so that the same is easily understandable by all concerned. But one must remember that simplicity of hypothesis is not related to its significance.

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6. Hypothesis should be consistent with most known facts. It must be consistent with a substantial body of established facts. In other words, it should be one which judges accept as being the most likely.

PROCEDURE FOR HYPOTHESIS

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