FORMULATING HYPOTHESIS

Question 1

→ borrowed from logic, can be true or false. Experimental hypotheses must be synthetic, allowing for some chance of being true or false.
→ For example, “Hungry students read slowly” can be supported or contradicted. Testing these statements yields information to decide between them.

Answer 1

SYNTHETIC STATEMENTS

Question 2

→ Hypothesis is testable if there is a possibility of deciding whether it is true or false based on experimentation by anyone. This allows anyone to decide whether a theory can be supported or refuted by data. However, the interpretation of experimental data may be also inconclusive or uncertain.

Answer 2

TESTABLE STATEMENTS