PSYC02H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Digital Object Identifier, Finings, Consistency
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A hypothesis is a tentative idea or question that is waiting for evidence to support or refute it. Data must be gathered and evaluated in terms of whether the evidence is consistent or inconsistent with the hypothesis the evidence/data you collect will either support or refute your hypothesis once it is proposed. Hypotheses are sometimes posed as informal research questions like do males and females differ in their use of cell phones while driving? these questions help researchers formulate a procedure for collecting data to answer the questions. After formulating the hypothesis, the researcher will design a study to test the hypothesis. At this point, the researcher would make a specific prediction concerning the outcome of this experiment. Going back to the aforementioned example, the prediction might be men are more likely to use their cell phones while driving than women are (duh! Women are way more responsible than me :p).
