PSY 315 Hypothesis Testing Paper
Hypothesis Testing
PSY/315
The team was assigned the task of forming a hypothesis test on, whether it is easier to cope with the death of a loved one, via suicide, if they leave some form of final communication or rationale. Using a hypothesis test and the five-step process, the team formed to prove that, Loved ones of those left behind by suicide are able to express more comfort with their loved one’s decision if a note has been left behind. The hypothesis test gives validation behind why final communication has the potential to provide comfort to the loved ones. Also, by leaving a note, the null hypothesis can be rejected. In this case, the null hypothesis would be that there is no difference in the grieving process for the loved ones of people who commit suicide, whether a note was left or not. It can be relevant to those that may face such tragedies; which can give a more clear reasoning.
Suicide, the act of taking one’s own life, was the tenth leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for nearly 35,000 …show more content…
(2012, September 9). Last words: Suicide note leaves as many questions as answers for survivors. Retrieved from: http://www.frrep.com/article/20120909/FEATURES01/309090030/ Last-words-Suicide-notes-leave-as-many-questions-as-answers-for-survivors.
Left behind after suicide. (July, 2009). Retrieved April 14, 2014, from Harvard Health
Publications; Harvard Medical School website: http://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletters/Harvard_Womens_Health_Watch/2009/July/ Suicide grief: Healing after a loved one’s suicide. (May, 2012).
Retrieved April 14, 2014, from Mayo Clinic website: http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/end-of-life/in-depth/suicide/art-20044900 Suicide in the U.S.: Statistics and Prevention. (n.d.). Retrieved April 14, 2014, from National Institutes of Health website:
PSY/315
The team was assigned the task of forming a hypothesis test on, whether it is easier to cope with the death of a loved one, via suicide, if they leave some form of final communication or rationale. Using a hypothesis test and the five-step process, the team formed to prove that, Loved ones of those left behind by suicide are able to express more comfort with their loved one’s decision if a note has been left behind. The hypothesis test gives validation behind why final communication has the potential to provide comfort to the loved ones. Also, by leaving a note, the null hypothesis can be rejected. In this case, the null hypothesis would be that there is no difference in the grieving process for the loved ones of people who commit suicide, whether a note was left or not. It can be relevant to those that may face such tragedies; which can give a more clear reasoning.
Suicide, the act of taking one’s own life, was the tenth leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for nearly 35,000 …show more content…
(2012, September 9). Last words: Suicide note leaves as many questions as answers for survivors. Retrieved from: http://www.frrep.com/article/20120909/FEATURES01/309090030/ Last-words-Suicide-notes-leave-as-many-questions-as-answers-for-survivors.
Left behind after suicide. (July, 2009). Retrieved April 14, 2014, from Harvard Health
Publications; Harvard Medical School website: http://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletters/Harvard_Womens_Health_Watch/2009/July/ Suicide grief: Healing after a loved one’s suicide. (May, 2012).
Retrieved April 14, 2014, from Mayo Clinic website: http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/end-of-life/in-depth/suicide/art-20044900 Suicide in the U.S.: Statistics and Prevention. (n.d.). Retrieved April 14, 2014, from National Institutes of Health website: