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What is Hypothesis?

&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;left&semi;margin&colon;0px 0px 0px 0&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">The word hypothesis was originated from a Greek word hyposthenia whose actual meaning is to suppose&comma; a proposal&period; Thus hypothesis is defined as a supposition&comma; assumption or recognition that is made for the sake of dispute&period; It is an uncertain clarification&sol;explanation for the observation&comma; phenomenon and any scientific research that are to be checked and experienced for more information or a message or an opinion for the certain partial verification &lpar;Browein&comma; 2008&rpar;&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 align&equals;"justify">Purpose<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">The purpose of conducting hypothesis is to give an opportunity to different industries&comma; universities&comma; public laboratories as well as government agencies etc to have a debate&comma; presentations and the recent advances made on various researches made by them&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 align&equals;"justify">Explanation<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">As the hypothesis is the prediction of some scientific research and to know about some further descriptions&period; Hypothesis doesn’t means that it must be right because hypothesis result may be right or wrong depending upon the research and wrong results are completely acceptable in hypothesis&period; Good hypothesis depends upon the elements and testing of the research with complete tools&period; It is a very important part of scientific method and is important component in every discipline&period; Basically the hypothesis is done on known data and information&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 align&equals;"justify">Elements of a Good Hypothesis<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">A better hypothesis depends upon some factors which are&semi;&lbrack;linkunit&rsqb;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">• Whether the hypothesis is based on the selective researched topics or not&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">• The hypothesis is well tested&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad2" id&equals;"quads-ad2" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px 0 0px 0&semi;text-align&colon;center&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">• Does the hypothesis include dependent and independent variables&quest; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 align&equals;"justify">Steps in Hypothesis Testing<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">As the hypothesis is conducted to know whether the research is right or wrong and for that testing step are conducted for approval or disapproval&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify"><strong>• Stating the research question&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">It is the first step in research problem in which the researcher recognizes the population interest&comma; related variables and defining the parameters&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">• Specify null and alternative hypothesis<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">The second step is specifying the type of hypothesis&period; The null hypothesis is used for the population and alternative hypothesis is use in terms of direction in case of greater or less&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify"><strong>• Calculate test statistics<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">&lbrack;large&rsqb;Another step is to calculate the statistic view in analogous pattern by using the parameters of null hypothesis&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">• Compute probability and rejection region<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">In the fourth step&comma; the probability value is calculated which is examined as if the significant value is more than the null hypothesis is not rejected and vice versa&period; <br &sol;><strong>• State conclusions<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">The final step is the conclusion in which descriptions are made&period; This step consists of two statements&semi; first statement is about the null and alternative hypothesis and second statement is about the proposed research questions while determining the first statement&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 align&equals;"justify">Examples of hypothesis<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">Examples of hypothesis according to Lalwani&comma; &lpar;2011&rpar; are stated as&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">• Whether the yogurt making process affects the uniformity of yogurt by changing temperature&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">• People who read the books are also better writers than the people who don’t&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">• Research in concern with the plants that whether the pouring of milk is more efficient growth instead of water&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 align&equals;"justify">References<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">• www&period;merriam-webster&period;com&comma; accessed on March 25&comma; 2012&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">• Lalwani&comma; P&period; &lpar;2011&rpar; hypothesis Example&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">• http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;answers&period;com&sol;topic&sol;hypothesis&comma; retrieved on 25 March 2012&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">• Browein&comma; P&semi; Choi S&period; &lpar;2008&rpar; The Riemann Hypothesis&comma; Canadian mathematical society&period; &NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad3" id&equals;"quads-ad3" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;

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