The phrase "affects the hypothesis" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing how certain factors or variables influence or change a hypothesis in a scientific or analytical context.
Example: "The new data collected from the experiment significantly affects the hypothesis we initially proposed."
Alternatives: "influences the hypothesis" or "modifies the hypothesis".
Brazdil et al. (2009) distinguishes declarative bias specifying the representation of the space of hypotheses (for example representing hypotheses using neural networks only) and procedural bias, which affects the ordering of the hypotheses (for example preferring hypothesis with smaller runtime).
Since an altered microbiota is reported in several immune mediated diseases and since MC affects the gut, our hypothesis was that the microbiota would be altered in patients with MC.
The majority of patients with refractory TLE exhibit on pre-operative F-FDG and C-FMZ PET scans perifocal abnormalities of epileptogenic temporal lobe that may affect the surgical hypothesis.
The process of scientific hypothesis formulation affects the experimental designs, methods and interpretations applied, but to be testable, the hypotheses posed must conform to the state of scientific knowledge and available technology.
Detection of DRO3 in the KD-F2 plants but not in the IK-CSSLs supports the hypothesis that DRO3 affects the genetic pathway of DRO1.
These results support the hypothesis that Se affects the root growth to inhibit Sb uptake and simultaneously regulate the antioxidant systems to reduce oxidative stress.
Despite these limitations, our study supports the hypothesis that gender affects the pathophysiology of HIV-associated KS.
The hypothesis that P affects the plant community through facilitation of N-fixation is supported by several observations.
Based on a serendipitous observation, we tested the hypothesis that DISC1 affects the cell biology of primary cilia.
There are minor differences between Chi-square and Fischer's exact test, but none of these differences affected the underlying hypotheses.
