81. Hypothesis - Psychology Wiki A hypothesis (foundation from ancient Greek hupothesis where hupo = under and thesis = ) is a proposed explanation for a phenomenon. A scientific hypothesis must be testable http://psychology.wikia.com/wiki/Hypothesis

Wikia Skip to Content Skip to Wiki Navigation Skip to Site Navigation Wikia Navigation Start a wiki Entertainment Fall TV Glee ... Psychology Wiki Psychology Wiki Navigation Random page Popular pages Most visited Newly changed ... Review of General Psychology Random Page Wiki Activity Watchlist Recent changes Talk Hypothesis Edit Read more: Scientific method Edited by Dr Joe Kiff View full history Assessment Biopsychology ... Industrial Statistics: Scientific method Research methods Experimental design Undergraduate statistics courses ... Decision theory A hypothesis foundation from ancient Greek hupothesis where hupo under and thesis = ) is a proposed explanation for a phenomenon . A scientific hypothesis must be testable and based on previous observations or extensions of scientific theories Contents Usage Types of hypotheses Experimental Hypothesis Propositions ... External links Usage Edit In early usage, a hypothesis was usually a clever idea or convenient mathematical approach that simplified cumbersome calculations; it did not necessarily have any real meaning. A famous example of the older sense is the warning which Cardinal Bellarmine issued to Galileo, that he must not treat the motion of the Earth as a reality, but merely as a hypothesis. In common usage at present, a hypothesis is a provisional idea whose merit is to be evaluated. A hypothesis requires more work by the researcher in order to either confirm or disprove it. In the

82. The Great Permian Extinction Debate Paper by James A. Marusek, providing a hypothesis of the mechanisms behind the greatest mass extinction of life on Earth, the Permian extinction. The hypothesis is applicable to 5 of the 6 Great mass extinction events that occurred at the end of the Botomian, Devonian, Permian, Triassic and Cretaceous Ages. http://www.breadandbutterscience.com/Permian.pdf

83. Evolution: Library: Hygiene Hypothesis Her hypothesis was that children growing up in the poorer, dirtier, and generally less healthful cities of East Germany would suffer more from allergy and http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/10/4/l_104_07.html

document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + (document.location.protocol == "https:" ? "https://sb" : "http://b") + ".scorecardresearch.com/beacon.js' %3E%3C/script%3E")); Hygiene Hypothesis This segment from Evolution: "The Evolutionary Arms Race" features the work of Erika Von Mutius , who studies the relationship between early childhood exposure to microbes and later development of asthma and allergies. This clip details her latest work, examining whether exposure to livestock in farming communities provides the challenges necessary for the young immune system to grow strong. Credits: View in: QuickTime RealPlayer Resource Type: Video Format: QuickTime or RealPlayer Length: 3 min, 56 sec Topics Covered: Why Evolution Matters Backgrounder Hygiene Hypothesis: Millions of people suffer from the sneezing and wheezing of allergies and asthma, diseases that have suddenly become epidemic in some parts of the world. Initially, scientists blamed increasing air pollution for the surge in respiratory diseases. In the late 1990s, Dr. Erika Von Mutius , a health researcher, compared the rates of allergies and asthma in East and West Germany. Her

84. An Evolutionary Hypothesis For Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Psychological Im Abed, Riadh T and de Pauw, Karel W (1999) An Evolutionary hypothesis for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder A Psychological Immune System?. Behavioural Neurology 11245-250. http://cogprints.org/1147/

@import url(http://cogprints.org/style/auto.css); @import url(http://cogprints.org/style/print.css); @import url(http://cogprints.org/style/nojs.css); Cogprints Home About Browse by Year ... Create Account An Evolutionary Hypothesis for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Psychological Immune System? Abed, Riadh T and de Pauw, Karel W An Evolutionary Hypothesis for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Psychological Immune System? [Journal (Paginated)] Full text available as: HTML Abstract A new hypothesis is presented within the framework of evolutionary psychology that attempts to explain the origins of obsessive-compulsive disorder. It is suggested that obsessions and compulsions originate from the overactivity of a mental module that the majority of humans possess and has the function of generating risk scenarios without voluntary intervention. It is hypothesised that obsessional phenomena function as an off-line risk avoidance process, designed to lead to risk avoidance behaviour at a future time, thus distinguishing it from anxiety and related phenomena as on-line emotional states, designed to lead to the avoidance of immediate and direct risks. Finally, the hypothesis makes a number of specific predictions that are testable and refutable. It is contended that the present hypothesis if supported by empirical evidence could serve as a basis for future research on this important disorder. Item Type: Journal (Paginated) Keywords: Darwinism, evolutionary psychology, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder

85. Investor Home - The Efficient Market Hypothesis Jun 1, 2010 Investor Home The Efficient Market hypothesis and Random Walk Theory. http://www.investorhome.com/emh.htm

The Efficient Market Hypothesis Gary Karz, CFA email Host of InvestorHome Principal, Proficient Investment Management, LLC An issue that is the subject of intense debate among academics and financial professionals is the Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH). The Efficient Market Hypothesis states that at any given time, security prices fully reflect all available information. The implications of the efficient market hypothesis are truly profound. Most individuals that buy and sell securities (stocks in particular), do so under the assumption that the securities they are buying are worth more than the price that they are paying, while securities that they are selling are worth less than the selling price. But if markets are efficient and current prices fully reflect all information, then buying and selling securities in an attempt to outperform the market will effectively be a game of chance rather than skill. The Efficient Market Hypothesis evolved in the 1960s from the Ph.D. dissertation of Eugene Fama . Fama persuasively made the argument that in an active market that includes many well-informed and intelligent investors, securities will be appropriately priced and reflect all available information. If a market is efficient, no information or analysis can be expected to result in outperformance of an appropriate benchmark "An 'efficient' market is defined as a market where there are large numbers of rational, profit-maximizers actively competing, with each trying to predict future market values of individual securities, and where important current information is almost freely available to all participants. In an efficient market, competition among the many intelligent participants leads to a situation where, at any point in time, actual prices of individual securities already reflect the effects of information based both on events that have already occurred and on events which, as of now, the market expects to take place in the future. In other words, in an efficient market at any point in time the actual price of a security will be a good estimate of its intrinsic value."

86. About : Hypothesis, Ltd hypothesis, Ltd is an interdisciplinary visual design studio. Principals Anne Jordan and Mitch Goldstein are graduates of Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) with BFA degrees in http://hypothesisdesign.com/

87. Hypotheses Aug 31, 2009 A hypothesis is an educated guess. It can be an educated guess about what nature is going to do, or about why nature does what it does. http://www.batesville.k12.in.us/physics/phynet/aboutscience/hypotheses.html

Hypotheses Chapter 1 Objectives BHS Mr. Stanbrough Physics ... About Science What is a Hypothesis? A hypothesis is an "educated guess." It can be an educated guess about what nature is going to do, or about why nature does what it does. "Hypotheses are single tentative guessesgood hunchesassumed for use in devising theory or planning experiment, intended to be given a direct experimental test when possible." (Eric M. Rogers, "Physics for the Inquiring Mind." (Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 1966) What makes a statement a scientific hypothesis, rather than just an interesting speculation? A scientific hypothesis must meet 2 requirements: A scientific hypothesis must be testable , and; A scientific hypothesis must be falsifiable A Scientific Hypothesis Must Be "Testable". Science proceeds by making observations of nature (experiments). If a hypothesis does not generate any observational tests, there is nothing that a scientist can do with it. Arguing back-and-forth about what should happen, or what ought to happen, is not the way science makes progress. Consider this hypothesis: Hypothesis A: "Our universe is surrounded by another, larger universe, with which we can have absolutely no contact."

88. Ethnolinguistics Whorf coined what was once called the SapirWhorf hypothesis, which is more properly referred to as the Whorf hypothesis. This states that language is not http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/language/whorf.html

Cultural Anthropology Ethnology Anthropology of Religion World Religions Medical Anthropology ... Ethnomusicology Linguistics World Languages Historical Linguistics Structural Linguistics Ethnolinguistics Archaeology Underwater Archaeology Virtual Archaeology Biblical Archaeology Prehistoric Archaeology Historical Archaeology Classical Archaeology Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis The argument that language defines the way a person behaves and thinks has existed since the early 1900's when Edward Sapir first identified the concept. He believed that language and the thoughts that we have are somehow interwoven, and that all people are equally being effected by the confines of their language. In short, he made all people out to be mental prisoners; unable to think freely because of the restrictions of their vocabularies. An example of this idea is given in George Orwell's book 1984, in which he discusses the use of a language entitled "newspeak" which was created to change the way people thought about the government. The new vocabulary they were given was created to control their minds. Since they could not think of things not included in the vocabulary, they were to be zombies imprisoned by the trance of their language. Soon, Sapir had a student, Benjamin Whorf , who picked up on the idea of linguistic determinism and really made it his own. Whorf coined what was once called the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, which is more properly referred to as the Whorf hypothesis. This states that language is not simply a way of voicing ideas, but is the very thing which shapes those ideas. One cannot think outside the confines of their language. The result of this process is many different world views by speakers of different languages.

89. Research Hypothesis - Testing Theories And Models A research hypothesis is the statement created by a researcher when they speculate upon the outcome of a research or experiment. http://www.experiment-resources.com/research-hypothesis.html

Home Research Methodology > Research Hypothesis RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS A research hypothesis is the statement created by a researcher when they speculate upon the outcome of a research or experiment. by Martyn Shuttleworth Every true experimental design must have this statement at the core of its structure, as the ultimate aim of any experiment. The hypothesis is generated via a number of means, but is usually the result of a process of inductive reasoning where observations lead to the formation of a theory. Scientists then use a large battery of deductive methods to arrive at a hypothesis that is testable falsifiable and realistic. The precursor to a hypothesis is a problem, usually framed as a question. The precursor to a hypothesis is a research problem , usually framed as a question . It might ask what, or why, something is happening. For example, to use a topical subject, we might wonder why the stocks of cod in the North Atlantic are declining. The problem question might be ‘Why are the numbers of Cod in the North Atlantic declining?’ This is too broad as a statement and is not testable by any reasonable scientific means. It is merely a tentative question arising from

90. Hypothesis, Model, Theory & Law Information on formulating a scientific hypothesis. Here you will also find discussions of models, theories, and laws, as well as the differences between them. http://physics.about.com/od/physics101thebasics/a/hypothesis.htm

zWASL=1;zGRH=1 zJs=10 zJs=11 zJs=12 zJs=13 zc(5,'jsc',zJs,9999999,'') zDO=0 Home Education Physics Physics Search Physics Basic Concepts Theories Experiments ... Share w(x2+zWl+'?p=1" zT="18/1[N" rel="nofollow">Print') Free Physics Newsletter! Sign Up Discuss in my Forum By Andrew Zimmerman Jones , About.com Guide See More About: scientific method hypothesis ideal model zSB(3,3) In common usage, the words hypothesis, model, theory, and law have different interpretations and are at times used without precision, but in science they have very exact meanings. Hypothesis Perhaps the most difficult and intriguing step is the development of a specific, testable hypothesis. A useful hypothesis enables predictions by applying deductive reasoning, often in the form of mathematical analysis. It is a limited statement regarding the cause and effect in a specific situation, which can be tested by experimentation and observation or by statistical analysis of the probabilities from the data obtained. The outcome of the test hypothesis should be currently unknown, so that the results can provide useful data regarding the validity of the hypothesis. Sometimes a hypothesis is developed that must wait for new knowledge or technology to be testable. The concept of atoms was proposed by the ancient Greeks, who had no means of testing it. Centuries later, when more knowledge became available, the hypothesis gained support and was eventually proven, though it has had to be amended many times over the year. Atoms are not indivisible, as the Greeks supposed.

91. Hypothesis Testing - Main hypothesis tests are procedures for making rational decisions about the reality of with the hypothesis testing procedure selected based upon the type of http://www.psychstat.missouristate.edu/introbook/sbk18.htm

92. Hypothesis Definition 1. General Supposition or explanation that is provisionally accepted in order to interpret certain events or phenomenon, and to provide guidance for further investigation. http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/hypothesis.html

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93. The Case Against Q: A Synoptic Problem Web Site By Mark Goodacre Mark Goodacre argues against the Two Source hypothesis in favor the Farrer hypothesis, according to which Luke obtained the Q material from the Gospel of Matthew. http://www.markgoodacre.org/Q/

The Case Against Q Studies in Markan Priority and the Synoptic Problem Mark Goodacre Harrisburg, PA: Trinity Press International, 2002 The standard solution to the Synoptic Problem supposes that Matthew and Luke made independent use not only of Mark but also of another source, now lost, called 'Q'. But in The Case Against Q Mark Goodacre combines a strong affirmation of Markan Priority with a careful and detailed critique of the Q hypothesis, giving fresh perspectives on the evidence drawn not only from traditional methods but also from contemporary scholarly approaches. In an invigorating and imaginative approach to one of the most important issues in New Testament scholarship, Goodacre paints a plausible picture of Synoptic interrelationships in a bid to renew discussions about Christian origins. Welcome to the companion site for The Case Against Q , published by Trinity Press International in March 2002. Now available! . This site provides details about the book and a wealth of supplementary materials. All About The Case Against Q Supplementary Materials (Introductory) Endorsements Reviews (New) Contents About the Author Order The Case Against Q ... Introductory Bibliography Supplementary Materials (Articles) Austin Farrer, "On Dispensing With Q"

94. Relativism > The Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis (Stanford Encyclopedia Of Phil by C Swoyer 2003 - Cited by 18 - Related articles http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/relativism/supplement2.html

Cite this entry Search the SEP Advanced Search Tools ... Stanford University Supplement to Relativism The Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis Many linguists, including Noam Chomsky, contend that language in the sense we ordinary think of it, in the sense that people in Germany speak German, is a historical or social or political notion, rather than a scientific one. For example, German and Dutch are much closer to one another than various dialects of Chinese are. But the rough, commonsense divisions between languages will suffice for our purposes. There are around 5000 languages in use today, and each is quite different from many of the others. Differences are especially pronounced between languages of different families, e.g., between Indo-European languages like English and Hindi and Ancient Greek, on the one hand, and non-Indo-European languages like Hopi and Chinese and Swahili, on the other. Many thinkers have urged that large differences in language lead to large differences in experience and thought. They hold that each language embodies a worldview, with quite different languages embodying quite different views, so that speakers of different languages think about the world in quite different ways. This view is sometimes called the Whorf-hypothesis or the Whorf-Sapir hypothesis , after the linguists who made it famous. But the label

95. Hypothesis - WordReference.com Dictionary Of English hypothesis WordReference English dictionary, questions, discussion and forums. All Free. http://www.wordreference.com/definition/hypothesis

96. Hypothesis (logic) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia Email is the email address you used when you registered. Password is case sensitive. If you need additional assistance, please contact customer support. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/280089/hypothesis

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97. Theory Of Wild Beasts An alternative theoretical framework to the Efficient Market hypothesis - it is called the Theory of Wild Beasts. http://www.theoryofwildbeasts.com

Theory of Wild Beasts Finally, an alternative to the Efficient Market Hypothesis Home The Name Other Theories Contents ... Contact Related Sites / News Practical implementation of some of the insights arising out of the Theory of Wild Beasts can be found at www.phaseinvesting.com denaris , magazine of the Association of Swiss Asset Managers, "Markets Evolve Through Behavioural Phases" (click here to review) DM Euro (click here to review) The THEORY OF WILD BEASTS is a framework for understanding price behaviour in financial markets. It is a total re-think of theory as we know itsomething that can actually help in molding our perspective, so that we can intelligently approach the complexity of financial markets. One of the most complicated issues that any financial theory needs to come to grips with is the complexity of financial marketsi.e. how it deals with the human investors, their actions, and their interactions. This is something which has long been avoided in standard theory for the simple reason that the dynamics of

98. Prion Diseases General article about the prion hypothesis, the different diseases, and their possible treatment. http://www.microbiologybytes.com/virology/Prions.html

MicrobiologyBytes Virology : Prions Updated: April 8, 2009 Search Detailed notes for these documents can be found in Chapter 8 of Principles of Molecular Virology. Standard Version The 4th edition contains new material on virus structure, virus evolution, zoonoses, bushmeat, SARS and bioterrorism, CD-ROM with FLASH animations, virtual interactive tutorials and experiments, self-assessment questions, useful online resources, along with the glossary, classification of subcellular infectious agents and history of virology. ( Amazon.co.uk Instructors Version The 4th edition contains new material on virus structure, virus evolution, zoonoses, bushmeat, SARS and bioterrorism, CD-ROM with all the Standard Version content plus all the figures from the book in electronic form and a PowerPoint slide set with complete lecture notes to aid in course preparation. ( Amazon.co.uk Prion Diseases MicrobiologyBytes: Latest Updates Just as nucleic acids can carry out enzymatic reactions, proteins can be genes. Reed Wickner.

99. Hypothesis Testing - Comparing The Null And Alternative Hypothesis Once you have generated a hypothesis, the process of hypothesis testing becomes important, comparing your results against the null hypothesis. http://www.experiment-resources.com/hypothesis-testing.html

Home Research Methodology > Hypothesis Testing HYPOTHESIS TESTING Once you have generated a hypothesis, the process of hypothesis testing becomes important. by Martyn Shuttleworth More accurately, you should have two hypotheses, the alternative and the null For testing, you will be analyzing and comparing your results against the null hypothesis, so your research must be designed with this in mind. It is vitally important that the research you design produces results that will be analyzable using statistical tests Most people are very afraid of statistics , due to obscure mathematical symbols, and worry about not understanding the processes or messing up the experiments . There really is no need to fear. Most scientists understand only the basic principles of statistics, and once you have these, modern computing technology gives a whole battery of software for hypothesis testing Designing your research only needs a basic understanding of the best practices for selecting samples, isolating testable variables and randomizing groups. HYPOTHESIS TESTING EXAMPLE A common statistical method is to compare a population to the mean.

100. SANGEETHA SAMHITHA Speaks of a new hypothesis in Indian music regarding quantification of emotions in ragas. http://samhitha.blogspot.com/

SANGEETHA SAMHITHA About new schools of thought in Indian Musical Aesthetics Thursday, October 25, 2007 Hexamorse - a new concept in Morching Morching Tarang This is an innovative performance on morching by Vid. Bharadwaj.R.Sathavalli of Bangalore. Bharadwaj renders a composition using Hexamorse, an instrument consisting of arrangement of 6 morchings. The hexamorse is conceptualised and designed by me. Performed at Gokhle Institute under the aegis of Percussive Arts Centre. view this at http://www.cliparound.com/tag/Bharadwaj Posted by Dr.N.RAGHU at 6:18 PM 46 comments Friday, July 27, 2007 Towards Quantification of Emotions Posted by Dr.N.RAGHU at 9:34 AM 4 comments Home Subscribe to: Posts (Atom) Tumblr MP3 Player About Me Dr.N.RAGHU View my complete profile Tumblr MP3 Player Blog Archive Blog Archive October (1) July (1) Tumble MP3 Player

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