A hypothesis which states that there is a relationship between two variables but does not specify direction of the relationship is known as a(n) ____________________.
A) nondirectional hypothesis
B) directional hypothesis
C) alternative hypothesis
D) null hypothesis

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A nondirectional hypothesis simply states that there is a relationship between two variables, without specifying which variable may cause the other. It does not make a prediction about the direction of the relationship, unlike a directional hypothesis. Alternative and null hypotheses are terms used in hypothesis testing, which do not necessarily specify the direction of the relationship between variables.

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