Examples of Hypothesis Testing in Research

Locate an example of a research study that uses hypothesis testing.

• Briefly describe the purpose of the study including the specific research question the study aims to answer.
• Explain whether the study describes its hypothesis testing procedure explicitly or implicitly, based on the explanations in the Methodology section.
• Discuss what this statistical technique allowed the researchers to accomplish and/or conclude in the study.*

Focus on the process of setting up and using the statistical technique rather than focusing on the specific results of the study.