nursing research ch6
A(n) _____ is the researcher's prediction about variables in the study
hypothesis
An hypothesis stipulates the expected relationship between a(n) _____ variable and a dependent variable
independent
A research hypothesis in which the specific nature of the predicted relationship is not stipulated is a(n) ____ hypothesis
nondirectional
the hypothesis that posits the absence of a relationship between variables is called a(n) ______ hypothesis
null
A research ____ is an enigmatic or troubling condition
problem
The results of hypothesis testing never constitute ______ that a hypothesis is or is not correct
proof
A research ____ is what researchers wish to answer through a systematic study
question
Hypotheses predict a(n) ____ between the independent and dependent variables
relationship
the actual hypothesis of an investigator is the _______
research
A(n) ______ hypothesis involves a single independent and a single dependent variable
simple
A(n) ____ in a quantitative study states the research aim and indicates the key study variables and the population of interest
statement of purpose
Hypotheses are typically put to a statistical _____
test
Hypotheses typically involve at least _______ variables
two