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Why is a hypothesis not just a guess?

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 ∙ 13y ago
Updated: 9/17/2023

Unlike a wild guess, a hypothesis is based on observations and it must be testable......:-)

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because.....well..hypothesis is always a guess.....

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Why hypothesis always explicit?

no hypothesis is explicit because it is just a guess ~.~

How does a hypothesis compare to an inference and a prediction?

A hypothesis is an educated guess where as an inference or prediction is just a guess with little knowledge behind your answer.

What is a bad hypothesis or a wrong hypothesis?

there is never really a wrong hypothesis because its basically just a guess....

What is a hypothesis and how do you form one?

a hypothesis is like a descriptive ideayou don't FORM one. it is just made for you to use, so USE IT. A HYPOTHESIS is a guess about some thing important or just about anything i guess.

Explain why a hypothesis is not just a guess?

A prediction is more useful than a hypothesis because it is already based on prior observations, or a hypothesis. A hypothesis is just another suggestion about something. Predicting something because you have clues, is better than just a hypothesis, where you are just questioning something.

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