What are 3 sources from which a hypothesis may arise?

Answer 1

Invariably, they arise out of a curious mind. People make observations and notice what might be subtle patterns in the information, or they think about a problem in one field by playing with ideas from another field, or a thought comes after struggling with a problem for a long time. They can arise in any number of ways; but they all have curious minds as their means of expression.

Answer 2

1. Previous research findings or established theories in the field.
2. Observation of a particular phenomenon or pattern in the natural world.
3. Personal experience or anecdotal evidence that prompts a question or idea for further investigation.

Answer 3

General educated guesses from evidence and data. Then from that you make predictions and then test them. After enough data and evidence supporting the hypothesis is collected, it becomes a theory.

Answer 4

A hypothesis may be generated from the results of a previous study. It may also come from observation of the world and a question about that observation. Finally, a hypothesis may be generated by a public health or policy question being posed to a research team.

Answer 5

prior knowlege, logical inference and creative imagination

Answer 6

Information gathered from observing a plant grow 3 cm over a two-week period results in what?

Answer 7

Three possible ways a hypothesis may arise are:

• Prior knowledge
• Logical inference
• Informed, creative imagination

Answer 8

I don't know the computer doesn't have everything!

Answer 9

Precious published papers

Observations of the natural world

Data/measurements from planned experiments