Lecture 2: Hypothesis, Predictions & Methods

Question 1

null hypothesis

Answer 1

when this is rejected, that means the alternate (not currently accepted) hypothesis has been proven to be true.

Question 2

prediction

Answer 2

what we expect to measure if the hypothesis is correct (i.e. the null is rejected).

Question 3

strong methodology

Answer 3

increased sample size, similar genetics, similar ages, and an equal amount of genders.