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