Learner Resource 22 Examples of correlation hypotheses Each row has a set of hypotheses for a research question. Label which hypothesis is the: Null hypothesis, an alternate hypotheses, or not correct for correlation There will be a There will be a There will be no There will be a significant positive significant correlation significant correlation significant effect correlation between between the amount between the amount between the caffeine the amount of caffeine of caffeine consumed of caffeine consumed consumed in a week consumed in a week in a week and heart in a week and heart and heart rate scores. and heart rate scores. rate scores. rate scores. There will be a There will be a There will be a There will be no significant negative significant correlation significant difference significant correlation correlation between between the rating of between the rating of between the rating of the rating of taste for taste for chocolate taste for chocolate taste for chocolate chocolate and the and the price. and the price. and the price. price. There will be no There will be no There will be a There will be a significant effect significant relationship significant positive significant relationship between shoe size between shoe size relationship between between shoe size and height. and height. shoe size and height. and height. There will be a There will be no There will be a Age will have a significant relationship significant relationship significant negative significant negative between age and hair between age and hair relationship between effect on age and hair loss. loss. age and hair loss. loss.
Learner Resource 22 Examples of correlation hypotheses Each row has a set of hypotheses for a research question. Label which hypothesis is the: Null hypothesis, an alternate hypotheses, or not correct for correlation There will be a significant positive correlation between the amount of caffeine consumed in a week and heart rate scores. There will be a significant correlation between the amount of caffeine consumed in a week and heart rate scores. There will be no significant correlation between the amount of caffeine consumed in a week and heart rate scores. There will be a significant effect between the caffeine consumed in a week and heart rate scores. There will be a significant negative correlation between the rating of taste for chocolate and the price. There will be a significant correlation between the rating of taste for chocolate and the price. There will be a significant difference between the rating of taste for chocolate and the price. There will be no significant correlation between the rating of taste for chocolate and the price. There will be no significant effect between shoe size and height. There will be no significant relationship between shoe size and height. There will be a significant positive relationship between shoe size and height. There will be a significant relationship between shoe size and height. There will be a significant relationship between age and hair loss. There will be no significant relationship between age and hair loss. There will be a significant negative relationship between age and hair loss. Age will have a significant negative effect on age and hair loss.
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