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  1. PDF HYPOTHESIS: MEANING, TYPES AND FORMULATION

    An Open Access Journal from The Law Brigade (Publishing) Group 148 JOURNAL OF LEGAL STUDIES AND RESEARCH Volume 6 Issue 6 - ISSN 2455 2437 December 2020 www.thelawbrigade.com MEANING The word hypothesis is made up of two Greek roots which mean that it is some sort of 'sub- statements', for it is the presumptive statement of a proposition, which the investigation seeks

  2. PDF An Introduction to Legal Research

    Step #1: Legal Research Process 7 Secondary Sources: Sources of information that describe or interpret the law, such as legal treatises, law review articles, and other scholarly legal writings, cited by lawyers to persuade a court to reach a particular decision in a case, but which the court is not obligated to follow.

  3. PDF Hypothesis Formation and Testing in Legal Argument

    Definitions. Hypothesis ≡ tentative assumption made in order to draw out and test its normative, logical or empirical consequences. Hypothetical ≡ an imagined situation that involves a hypothesis; used to help draw out those consequences. In Supreme Court oral arguments, hypotheticals perform an important function.

  4. PDF RESEARCH METHODOLOGY HYPOTHESIS

    Importance of Hypothesis: Hypothesis though an important part of research may not be required in all types of research. The research which are based on fact finding (historical or descriptive research) do not need hypothesis. Hillway also says that "When fact-finding alone is the aim of the study, a hypothesis is not required.5"

  5. Hypothesis: Meaning, Significance and Types

    Hypothesis: Hypothesis is usually considered as an important mechanism in Research. Hypothesis is a tentative assumption made in order to test its logical or empirical consequences. If we go by the origin of the word, it is derived from the Greek word- 'hypotithenai' meaning 'to put under' or to 'to suppose'.

  6. Research Hypothesis: Definition, Types, Examples and Quick Tips

    3. Simple hypothesis. A simple hypothesis is a statement made to reflect the relation between exactly two variables. One independent and one dependent. Consider the example, "Smoking is a prominent cause of lung cancer." The dependent variable, lung cancer, is dependent on the independent variable, smoking. 4.

  7. Introduction: Legal Research Methodology, Purposes, and Footsteps

    It lists various objectives of legal research such as exploration, description, historical explanation, law reform, prediction, and publication, briefly explaining each. It traces the historical development of legal research in India thorugh ancient, medieval, colonial, and modern times.

  8. (Pdf) Legal Research Methodology: an Overview

    Abstract:-. Research methodology is the process for direct approach through mixed types of research. techniques. The research approach supports the researcher to come across the research result ...

  9. The Research Hypothesis: Role and Construction

    A hypothesis (from the Greek, foundation) is a logical construct, interposed between a problem and its solution, which represents a proposed answer to a research question. It gives direction to the investigator's thinking about the problem and, therefore, facilitates a solution. Unlike facts and assumptions (presumed true and, therefore, not ...

  10. PDF RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS

    Your hypothesis is what you propose to "prove" by your research. As a result of your research, you will arrive at a conclusion, a theory, or understanding that will be useful or applicable beyond the research itself. 3. Avoid judgmental words in your hypothesis. Value judgments are subjective and are not appropriate for a hypothesis.

  11. Methodology, theoretical framework and scholarly significance: An

    This paper also has psycho-legal implications as well. From a fundamental research and reform-focused perspective (33, 34), it is our opinion that the current judicial approach of discounting the ...

  12. PDF LEGAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND THE DREAM OF INTERDISCIPLINARITY

    pedagogy.1 Law as a discipline has not escaped this general trend.2 The rise (and mostly fall) of interdisciplinary attempts like law-and-economics, law-and-literature and law-and-sociology bear witness to this.3 In fact, at UNISA the advancement of multi-, inter- and transdisciplinary (MIT) research is regarded as a strategic objective

  13. Legal Theory and Empirical Research

    Difference between legal theory and empirical research is reflected in their consideration of subject matters, aims, and methods of research. However, there also exist commonalities between the two, i.e. both aim at comprehending law and legal systems. While legal theory uses philosophical tools, its subject matter still remains a social ...

  14. Importance of Hypothesis in Legal Research Methodology by ...

    Importance of Hypothesis in Legal Research Methodology by Shashank Upadhyay - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free.

  15. All you need to know about legal research

    This article is written by Surbhi Jindal, a law student at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Law University, Sonipat Haryana.Through this article, she attempts to put forth the concept of legal research and its importance. She further attempts to discuss some of the effective tips to do legal research.

  16. Understanding the importance of a research hypothesis

    A research hypothesis is a specification of a testable prediction about what a researcher expects as the outcome of the study. It comprises certain aspects such as the population, variables, and the relationship between the variables. It states the specific role of the position of individual elements through empirical verification.

  17. (PDF) Significance of Hypothesis in Research

    rela onship between variables. When formula ng a hypothesis deduc ve. reasoning is u lized as it aims in tes ng a theory or rela onships. Finally, hypothesis helps in discussion of ndings and ...

  18. (PDF) FORMULATING AND TESTING HYPOTHESIS

    The researcher states a hypothesis to be tested, formulates an analysis plan, analyzes sample data. according to the plan, and accepts or rejects the null hypothesis, based on r esults of the ...

  19. Research Problems and Hypotheses in Empirical Research

    Research problems and hypotheses are important means for attaining valuable knowledge. They are pointers or guides to such knowledge, or as formulated by Kerlinger ( 1986, p. 19): " … they direct investigation.". There are many kinds of problems and hypotheses, and they may play various roles in knowledge construction.

  20. Understanding Hypothesis testing based on True Crime incidence

    A very useful tool of Statistical Inference is Hypothesis testing. The concept of Hypothesis testing in Statistics is inspired by legal proceedings in a Judicial system. ... Significance level is the threshold at which we cap our risk of falsely rejecting a null hypothesis. Most common significance levels that researchers use are 0.1, 0.05 or 0 ...

  21. Legal Research: Meaning, Definitions, and Example

    In this sense, it is a creative process and involves normative activities. Legal research is diligent, and continued search is for the more probably accepted answer to a legal question.. The such search involves the choice of hypothesis, the assortment ascertainment of facts, their classification, elimination of relevance, the use of both Inductive and deductive reasoning, and the assertion of ...

  22. Research Methodology: Hypothesis

    The article 'Research Methodology: Hypothesis' is covering the concept of a hypothesis, different forms of hypothesis, and the importance of hypothesis testing.Hypothesis testing is used to identify the variance in the group of data that results from the stance as created by the researcher post-researching the problem.

  23. The role of statistical significance testing in public law and health

    Among statistical tests, the most largely used is the so-called "statistically significance testing", based on the evaluation of the compliance of the observed data in any study and experiment with the p-value function and the null hypothesis, i.e. the hypothesis of no association between the chemical or more generally the exposure of ...