IOP2601
ASSIGNMENT 3 (SEMESTER 2)
DUE DATE: 25 September 2024
Written Assignment Submission Guidelines:
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later than September 2024. Kindly note that fax or email submissions will not be accepted.
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QUESTION 1 [5]
1.1 Indicate whether the following statements are True or False.
ANSWER:
a) True – A non-directional hypothesis is used when there is no prior theoretical basis for predicting
the specific direction of the effect or relationship between variables.
b) False – In a study testing a directional hypothesis, the critical region for rejecting the null
hypothesis is in one tail of the distribution, not split into two tails.
c) False – A non-directional hypothesis predicts there is a difference or relationship but does not
specify the direction, while a null hypothesis predicts no difference or relationship.
1.2 Formulate a directional hypothesis. (2)
Directional Hypothesis:
"The new teaching method will result in significantly higher student test scores than the traditional
ASSIGNMENT 3 (SEMESTER 2)
DUE DATE: 25 September 2024
Written Assignment Submission Guidelines:
Please ensure that your assignment is submitted electronically through the myUnisa platform no
later than September 2024. Kindly note that fax or email submissions will not be accepted.
NB: Assignment submitted to the lecturer(s) through email will not be considered.
QUESTION 1 [5]
1.1 Indicate whether the following statements are True or False.
ANSWER:
a) True – A non-directional hypothesis is used when there is no prior theoretical basis for predicting
the specific direction of the effect or relationship between variables.
b) False – In a study testing a directional hypothesis, the critical region for rejecting the null
hypothesis is in one tail of the distribution, not split into two tails.
c) False – A non-directional hypothesis predicts there is a difference or relationship but does not
specify the direction, while a null hypothesis predicts no difference or relationship.
1.2 Formulate a directional hypothesis. (2)
Directional Hypothesis:
"The new teaching method will result in significantly higher student test scores than the traditional
