Hypothesis Identification Article Analysis

What is hypothesis Hypothesis a preliminary assumption or tentative explanation that accounts for a set of facts, taken to be true for the purpose of investigation and testing, a theory. The scientific method is a systematic approach to research Falsifiability is the most important feature of hypothesis testing. Other methods of testing (falsifying) hypotheses include dialectic, logic, probability and statistics. By evaluated the ability of key theoretical variables to prospectively predict level of HIV risk …

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