Characteristics of a Good Hypothesis Should be testable Should be logical Should be specific & Clear Should be simple & understandable Expressed in present tense Directly related to the research problem State relationship between the variables Stated in declarative statement manner Should be proved or disproved by the researcher

1. Characteristics
of a
Good Hypothesis

3. Sahin Sahari
Asst. Professor (Belda College)
Ex-Asst. Professor of ABS Academy (Post Graduate Dept. of Education.)
Ex-Guest Teacher of WBNSOU(Muragacha Govt. College)
Ex-Guest Teacher of Jonepur High School
B.A (Education). M.A(Education). B.Ed. NET(Education). SET(Education)
Ph. D in Education(Contd..)

4. Concept of Hypothesis
• Hypothesis is a
tentative solution
tentative prediction
tentative explanation
declarative sentence
that can be tested – verifiable or falsifiable
between Two or More Variables/conditions of a
research problem or a study

5. Characteristics of a Good
Hypothesis
• Should be testable
• Should be logical
• Should be specific & Clear
• Should be simple & understandable
• Expressed in present tense
• Directly related to the research problem
• State relationship between the variables
• Stated in declarative statement manner
• Should be proved or disproved by the researcher

6. Sahin Sahari
Asst. Professor (Belda College)
Ex-Asst. Professor of ABS Academy (Post Graduate Dept. of Education.)
Ex-Guest Teacher of WBNSOU(Muragacha Govt. College)
Ex-Guest Teacher of Jonepur High School
B.A (Education). M.A(Education). B.Ed. NET(Education). SET(Education)
Ph. D in Education(Contd..)