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Identification of Hypothesis

Identify the form of the following hypotheses, choosing from the list below:

• null
• research
• rival
  
  This activity contains 10 questions.

  	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. Students taught through discussion will recall more dates of historical events than students taught through lecture. This is best classified as a hypothesis.

  
  
  

  	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. Students provided with early or late admission status will not differ in final college GPA. This is best classified as a hypothesis.

  
  
  

  	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. High school students provided with daily vitamin C supplements will have better attendance records than those not receiving the supplements. This is best classified as a hypothesis.

  
  
  

  	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. The failure of the data to obtain statistical significance may have resulted from differences in teaching experience between the two groups. This is best classified as a hypothesis.

  
  
  

  	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. A significant difference in performance will result from the two experimental reading programs. This is best classified as a hypothesis.

  
  
  

  	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. Students with high positive attitudes toward school will not differ from other students in daily attendance records. This is best classified as a hypothesis.

  
  
  

  	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. There will be no significant difference in attrition between the stipend and nonstipend college admissions programs. This is best classified as a hypothesis.

  
  
  

  	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. There will be a positive relationship between the number of hours spent studying and scores on an exam. This is best classified as a hypothesis.

  
  
  

  	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. There will be no relationship between the number of hours spent studying and level of self-esteem. This is best classified as a hypothesis.

  
  
  

  	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. There was no significant relationship found; this may have been due in part to the presence of IQ as a confounding variable. This is best classified as a hypothesis.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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