Sentence examples for are hypothesis from inspiring English sources
noun
Used loosely, a tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon or scientific problem that can be tested by further observation, investigation and/or experimentation. As a scientific term of art, see the attached quotation. Compare to theory, and quotation given there.
The new results, Dr. Hudis said, are "hypothesis generating" and call out for further research.
For the next dimension, openness and experimentation the hypotheses are Hypothesis 5a: Openness and experimentation positively moderates the relationship between perceived ease of usage and intended usage of big data technologies.
In contrast to traditional experimental design, both approaches are hypothesis generating, identifying candidate molecules for further study, rather than hypothesis driven and may provide novel insights into mechanisms of renal disease progression.
The strength of the single SNP approaches which have been used in most previous GWAS analysis is that they are "hypothesis free" and can bring to light associations with genes not previously suspected as having roles in a particular disease.
These are hypothesis deserving further investigation.
These results are hypothesis generating and will require further study.
"Traditional epidemiology and environmental studies are hypothesis-driven.
The findings of this pilot study are hypothesis-generating but do highlight the need for such instruments to be validated in criminal justice populations.
On the one side you have university researchers who are hypothesis-driven: academicians who have organized studies asking targeted questions designed to challenge existing paradigms -- in this case, the belief that BPA is safe at very low exposure levels.
In the first group, the P and S methods [12] are hypothesis-driven and search for periodic profiles but in a very different way compared to the L method.
These findings are hypothesis-generating.
