NURSING RESEARCH 1

STATING
THE
HYPOTHESIS
VIDEO TUTORIAL

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WHAT IS A
HYPOTHESIS?
A HYPOTHESIS IS A SHREWD
GUESS OR INFERENCE THAT IS
FORMULATED AND
PROVISIONALLY ADOPTED TO
EXPLAIN OBSERVED FACTS OR
CONDITIONS AND TO GUIDE
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IT IS STRONG ENOUGH TO
COMPEL INQUIRY AND
SERVES AS ITS FOCUS

ATTRIBUTES WHEN SUBSTANTIATED

THROUGH RESEARCH, IT
OF A GOOD MOVES TO THE REALM OF
THEORY

HYPOTHESIS
IT CAN BE USED TO
EXPLAIN PHENOMENON,
GUIDE ACTIONS AND
PREDICT OUTCOMES

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IT ADEQUATELY
EXPLAINS EXPLAINS
OBSERVABLE FACTS

ATTRIBUTES IT OFFERS THE SIMPLEST

OF A GOOD EXPLANATION UNDER

THE CIRCUMSTANCES

HYPOTHESIS
IT OFFERS AN
EXPLANATION THAT IS
COMPLEX AS NECESSARY
UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES

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LET'S EXAMINE THIS

HYPOTHESIS
There is no significant difference in
test means between students having a
hospital laboratory experience and
students having a free day preceding
the day of test administration.

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SIMPLE HYPOTHESIS
Predicts the relationship between one independent variable
and one dependent variable

Complex Hypothesis
2

TYPES OF
Predicts the relationship between two or more independent
variables.

Directional Hypothesis
3

HYPOTHESIS A directional predictive hypothesis specifies the direction of

the relationship between the variables being studied. 

Non-directional Hypothesis
4 A non-directional hypothesis predicts only that there is a
relationship between the variables being studied but does
not specify what it is

Null hypothesis
5
is an assumption that there is no difference between the
studied variables.

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Let's check if you got it

Null Hypothesis
There will be no correlation between liberalization of attitudes and
completion of a course in human sexuality

Simple Hypothesis
Performance in the College of Nursing is related to success in the nurses'
licensure examination.

Directional/Predictive hypothesis
People who smoke are more prone to lung cancer than those who do not
smoke.

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Let's check if you got it

Null Hypothesis
No significant difference in the test means will be found to exist between
students having a hospital laboratory experience and those students
having a free day preceding the day of test administration.

Non-directional Hypothesis
A non-directional between predicts only that there is a relationship
between the variables being studied but does not specify what it is.

Complex Hypothesis
Heredity, home environment, and quality of instruction are related to
intelligence, motivation and performance in school.
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Reference
Venzon, 2004. Introduction to Nursing Research. Quezon
City: C and E publishing

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