A hypothesis is a precise statement about something you can measure that can be tested by collecting and analysing data. It may or may not be true
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What must a hypothesis be ?
Specific and measurable
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Example of a hypothesis that is specific
swimming for 5 hours or more a week improves your heart rate - this cannot be misinterpreted
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Example of a hypothesis that is measurable
As people get older they need more sleep- can be analysed by recording age and amount of sleep as grouped data, using age in years and amount of sleep in hours
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What do you need to be thinking about when writing a hypothesis ?
How the data can be recorded for ease of collection and analysis, the time frame for the data collection
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Card 2
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Specific and measurable
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What must a hypothesis be ?
Card 3
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swimming for 5 hours or more a week improves your heart rate - this cannot be misinterpreted
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Card 4
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As people get older they need more sleep- can be analysed by recording age and amount of sleep as grouped data, using age in years and amount of sleep in hours
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Card 5
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How the data can be recorded for ease of collection and analysis, the time frame for the data collection
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