PSYCH 1X03 Lecture Notes - Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Histogram, Confounding
20 Mar 2013
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Has a seven step method that tries to eliminate biased opinions and conflicts. The formal way of asking and answering questions about human behaviour to get the most accurate information possible and sidestep the inaccuracy of our common sense beliefs and assumptions. A general set of ideas about the way the world works: generate hypothesis. Testable statement guided by theories that make a prediction about the relationship between variables: choose research method. The way in which the hypothesis will be tested: collect data. Taking measurements of the outcomes of the test: analyze data. Understand the data and discover trends or relationships between variables: report the findings. Publish articles in scholarly journals: revise existing theories. To include new information into our understanding of the world. A dramatic change in our way of thinking. A set of assumptions and ideas about what kind of research questions can be asked and how they can be answered.
