PSYB01H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Statistical Inference, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Operational Definition
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The research process: research idea: topic library research hypothesis, define and measure variables: must be reliable and valid. Factorial design: do the study (collect your data, analyze your data (descriptive and inferential statistics, write paper (apa; remember ethical considerations, assess original idea: alter, refine, expand . Logical hypothesis: founded in theory or developed from past study results: example: Premise 1: academic success is highly valued and respected in society (at least by parents and teachers) Premise 2: being valued and respected by others contributes to high self-esteem. Conclusion/hypothesis: higher levels of academic success will be related to higher levels of self-esteem. Testable hypothesis: should be able to observe and measure all important variables: cannot be imaginary, hypothetical, or belief based. The more sins a person commits, the less likely she is going to heaven no. Abortion is morally wrong no, but can be (yes) If people could fly, there would be substantially fewer cases of depression no.
