Hypothesis-testing in Research.

After analysing the data as stated , the researcher is in a position to test the hypotheses, if any, he had formulated earlier. Do the facts support the hypotheses or they happen to be contrary? This is the usual question, which should answered  while testing hypotheses. Statisticians have developed various tests, such as Chisquare test, T-test, F-test, for the purpose. The hypotheses may be tested through the use of one or more of such tests, depending upon the nature and object of research inquiry. Hypothesis-testing will result in either ac cepting the hypothesis or rejecting it. If the researcher had no hypotheses to start with, generalization established on the basis of data may be stated as hypotheses to be tested by subsequent researches in times to come.