Beth has designed a study to examine whether a new method of learning historical facts will improve the ability of sixth-grade students to recall such facts.The assumption that there will be no difference in the recall ability of a group of sixth graders who use the new method,and those who do not,is the
A) alternative hypothesis.
B) null hypothesis.
C) inferential hypothesis.
D) research hypothesis.

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The assumption that there will be no difference in the recall ability of a group of sixth graders who use the new method, and those who do not, is known as the null hypothesis. The null hypothesis assumes there is no difference or relationship between variables. The alternative hypothesis would be that the new method does improve the recall ability of sixth-grade students, and this is what the study is seeking to prove or disprove.

Beth Has Designed a Study to Examine Whether a New