Exploratory analysis of spatial data aims to describe spatial patterns using inferential statistics (occurrence of mortality for example is random or not), and to develop of hypotheses.
It may surprise you to learn that scientists have long pondered the whys of avian egg shape too, and despite developing plenty of hypotheses to explain bird egg shapes, we still don't know the answers.
Associations have been documented between the protracta complex (Triatoma: Triatominae: Reduviidae) with packrat species (Neotoma spp ., providing an excellent case study for the broader challenge of developing hypotheses of association.
The main disagreements concerned the question of whether the process of developing a hypothesis (the "colligation" in Whewell's terms) is or is not a part of discovery proper, and if it is, whether and how this process is guided by rules.
A key to answering these questions is the identification and characterization of the MRP gene and developing a hypothesis of its evolution.
While the current study alone is not conclusive as to genetic exchange between these groups, it contributes to a developing hypothesis of an ancient, intimate association involving Dikarya and heterokonts.
As was noted in the editorial accompanying the proceedings from the 1989 National Conference on Clustering of Health Events, the unique aspect of a cancer cluster investigation is the reactive nature of the study, often from "data toward a hypothesis, in stark contrast to the scientific method of developing a hypothesis first and then gathering data to confirm or deny it" (Anonymous, 1990).
All authors participated in developing the hypothesis, interpretation of the data and revision of the manuscript.
The present study on one hand explains the most important elements of a RCT: developing a hypothesis, internal validity, relevance of the results and external validity.
Our research suggests that snake oxidative metabolism is mechanistically and functionally unique among vertebrates, and that snakes are thus an ideal model for developing hypotheses of alternative metabolic function.
