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Question 72

A psychologist records the number of minutes each pupil spends cycling in a typical week and the number of symbols each pupil correctly finds in a two-minute task. The table shows findings from earlier research involving six pupils.

Minutes spent cycling per weekSymbols found correctly
209
3511
5010
6515
8014
9517

Using these earlier findings, state a directional alternative hypothesis for a planned study using the same measures.

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7.1 Planning Research Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Psychology
  3. /7.1 Planning Research

182 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Psychology 7.1 Planning Research, covering 7.1.1 Hypotheses, 7.1.2 Variables, 7.1.3 Experimental Designs, 7.1.4 Populations and Sampling, 7.1.5 Ethical issues, and 7.1.6 Dealing with ethical issues and BPS Code. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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