Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Difference between the first hypothesis and 2-4.

In the write up portion of the assignment should we account for the difference in wording from the first hypothesis and the other three. The first states "expect to predict higher levels of global self-worth", while the other three state "significantly improve prediction of global self-worth". Does "improve" refer to the "prediction" or "global self-worth"?

The way I read it is that "improve" is referring to prediction, so the variables in hypothesis 2, 3, and 4 could all improve prediction for lower self-worth and still prove the hypothesis. Am I reading this wrong?

1 comment:

Mari said...

You are reading it correctly. The assignment calls for a conclusion about whether each successive block of predictors improves the *prediction* of self worth. Each of those conclusions should be backed by the appropriate statistics.