"As a scientist, you're given a particular set of tools with which to evaluate your work: observation, hypothesis, experiment, and so on," Agapakis said.
Perhaps the most significant shift would be in the very definition of science -- instead of "seeking natural explanations for what we observe around us," the new standards would describe it as a "continuing investigation that uses observation, hypothesis testing, measurement, experimentation, logical argument and theory building to lead to more adequate explanations of natural phenomena".
Epidemiology employs the tools of basic science (e.g., observation, hypothesis testing, statistics, correlation, and causal reasoning) to protect, promote, and restore health and well-being in populations.
The growth of big data in psychiatry will provide unprecedented opportunities for exploration, descriptive observation, hypothesis generation, and prediction for clinical, research and business issues.
Analysis of the big data will provide unprecedented opportunities for exploration, descriptive observation, hypothesis generation, and prediction, and the results of big data studies will be incorporated into clinical practice.
ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME? I'M STUCK IN THE TAR TOO!" The more stories of beneficial accidents I hear, the more I think that the scientific method should be Observation, Hypothesis, Experiment, Holy Crap I Knocked Something Over, Huh, This Is Unexpected, Will My Grant Cover This?
New hypotheses of morphogenetic events often emerge from such unbiased observations, hypotheses that soon can be tested with molecular, cellular, or mechanical tools to understand embryogenesis in a quantitative manner.
This paper reports on the CIRP community's collective efforts to establish such a scientific foundation according to the "Observation → Hypothesis → Theory" development pathway.
Observation, then hypothesis.
Based upon this observation the hypothesis was advanced that, during early puberty, androgens may contribute to the creation of a specific environment needed for GC development [19].
If borne out by observations, the hypothesis would force scientists to revise their explanations of long-term sea-level change.
