noting specific advantages of using a systematic approach to work through research problems. Ask at least one question in response to an original peer post that you would like the author to explore further. no plagiarize, spell check, and check your grammar. Please use the references below

A topic that I find to be intriguing is the relationship between children’s video game usage and their behavior as a result. I find this topic to be fascinating as I have a 13-year-old son who enjoys video games and does spend a fair amount of time on electronic devices.

According to Malec & Newman (2013), a null hypothesis assumes that there is no real effect of the variables being tested in the overall population (sec 2.4). However, an alternative hypothesis is one in which there is a deviation from the null hypothesis (Malec & Newman, 2013). An alternative hypothesis can be directional in that it specifies the direction of the effect, or, nondirectional in that a prediction is simply made with no specific direction (Malec & Newman, 2013). Type I errors occur when the results are due to chance; however, the researcher mistakenly concludes that the effect is significant (Malec & Newman, 2013). Type II errors occur when the results are significant; however, the researcher mistakenly concludes that they are due to chance (Malec & Newman, 2013).

The null hypothesis I propose is that there is no significant correlation between the type of video games a child plays and the physical behavior they will display as a result of exposure. My directional alternative hypothesis is that violent video game usage has no correlation to the effect on a child’s behavior. A Type I error would be that children who play violent video games will exhibit aggressive behaviors; when they will not. A Type II error would be that children who play violent video games will not exhibit aggressive behaviors; when they will. Both of which could be minimized through the utilization of test groups and studying the effects of video game usage within a variety of demographics through quantitative research (Anderson, 2006). The most challenging aspect of defining a hypothesis is ensuring that the hypothesis can guide the research by assisting in gathering the needed data to test the hypothesis.

Reference

Anderson, J. D. (2006). Qualitative and quantitative research. Available at http://web20kmg.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/82037432/…

Malec, T. & Newman, M. (2013). Research methods: Building a knowledge base. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education, Inc.