Republic of the Philippines
COTABATO CITY STATE POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE
GRADUATE COLLEGE
Sinsuat Avenue, Cotabato City
Name:
AINAH B. DISIMBAN
Program:
Masters in Public Administration
Semester:
1st Semester ( S.Y. 2020)
Course No.:
P.A. 601
Descriptive Title:
Research Methods and Designs
Professor:
Zainodin M. Kusin, Ph.D.
HYPOTHESIS
I.
DEFINITION OF HYPOTHESIS
A Hypothesis can be defined as:
 A hypothesis (plural hypotheses) is a precise, testable statement of what the
researcher(s) predict will be the outcome of the study;
 It is a speculation or theory, based on insufficient evidence, that lends itself to
further testing and experimentation. With further testing, a hypothesis can
usually be proven to be true or false;
 McGuigan (1978) says that a hypothesis is a testable statement of a potential
relations between two or more variables;
 Gay (1976) defines it as “a tentative explanation for certain behaviours,
phenomena, or events which have occurred or will occur.”;
 A hypothesis is a tentative conclusion or answer to a specific question raised at
the beginning of the investigation. It is an educated guess about the answer to a
specific question. (Calderon&Gonzales, 2016, p. 31); and
 A hypothesis is defined as a wise guess that is formulated and temporarily
adopted to explain the observed facts covered by the study. It guides the
researcher in that it describes the procedure to follow in conducting the study.
Hypothesis is important for it tells the researcher what to do and how to go
about solving a research problem. (Leedy, 1981)
Republic of the Philippines
COTABATO CITY STATE POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE
GRADUATE COLLEGE
Sinsuat Avenue, Cotabato City
II.
FORMS OF HYPOTHESIS
In research, there is a convention that the hypothesis is written in two forms, the null
hypothesis, and the alternative hypothesis (called the experimental hypothesis when
the method of investigation is an experiment).
A. Alternative Hypothesis
The alternative hypothesis states that there is a relationship between the two variables
being studied (one variable has an effect on the other). It states that the results are not
due to chance and that they are significant in terms of supporting the theory being
investigated.
It is also always stated in a positive form. This says “there is a difference,” meaning
that the independent variable affects the dependent variable.
b
Examples:
Question: Is there any significant difference between the precetions of the teachers and
those of the students concerning the different aspects in the teaching of science?
Alternative Hypothesis:
III.
IV.
Characteristics if Hypothesis
Functions of Hypothesis
V.
Types of Hypothesis