"The hypothesis that the research reveals an effect (e.g.that two samples are drawn from different populations and that there is an informative difference between their means).Also referred to as H₁.This is normally the hypothesis that the research was designed to test." What type of hypothesis is this a glossary definition of? A)The experimental hyptothesis B)The alternative hyptothesis C)The null hypothesis D)The first hypothesis E)The second hypothesis

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The definition describes the alternative hypothesis, which is the hypothesis that there is a difference between the two groups being compared. This is the hypothesis that researchers hope to support through their study. The other option that comes close is the experimental hypothesis, but this tends to be more specific to the particular experiment being conducted, whereas the alternative hypothesis is more of a general statement about the expected relationship between the groups being compared.

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