References:
- Nursing Review Guide, 1st Edition, ISBN 978-621-02-2289-0, by Glenn Reyes Luansing
A hypothesis is a tentative statement, prediction, or explanation of a supposed answer based on a presumption about the relationship between two or more variables.
- Null/Statistical Hypothesis: a type of hypothesis that shows or predicts no relationship or difference that occurs between a variable to another variable.
- Research/Alternate Hypothesis: states an expected relationship between variables.
- Simple/Univariate/Operational Hypothesis: a type of hypothesis that shows an anticipated relationship or difference between a single independent variable to a single dependent variable.
- Complex/Multivariate Hypothesis: a type of hypothesis that states the anticipated or predicted relationship between two or more independent variables to two or more dependent variables.
- Directional Hypothesis: a type of hypothesis that specifies a precise direction of the relationship between variables.
- Non-Directional Hypothesis: a type of hypothesis that shows no specific direction of the relationship between variables.