PPT-Writing Testable Research Hypotheses

InClass Activity Goals of This Activity Understand the structure of writing a testable research hypothesis NOTE This activity does not pertain to writing null andor alternative hypotheses. Sources: D. Jensen. “Research Methods for Empirical Computer Science.”. . William M.K. . Trochim. . “Research Methods Knowledgebase”. More on Causality. What is causality?. What’s Important About Causality?. PhD About?. Is PhD About. Doing more course work? Taking more interesting, higher-level courses?. Gaining broader knowledge in your general area (e.g., CS, IS, SE, etc.)?. Developing more sophisticated systems, better tools/programs?. Rules for Creating Them!. A good scientist asks many questions; however, only those questions that are testable using science experiments are useful to a scientist. . Read . the following questions and decide if they are testable. . Testable Question. ©2015 Sequoia Science Education, . info@sequoiascience.com. . Sometimes scientists just like to explore…. ©2015 Sequoia Science Education . Testable Question. Look at the cool bones I found inside an owl pellet!. Science Fair Preparation. Testable Question . A question that asks how one change (independent variable) has a measureable effect on something else (dependent variable). . Testable Question . Does changing the height of the ramp affect the speed of a car going down the ramp?. And that’s how we can move toward . really knowing. something:. Richard Feynman on the Scientific Method. Scientific . Broadly Defined. Science is an . objective. , . logical. , and . systematic method. Think – Pair – Share . What does “. testable question. ” mean to . your students?. Science project/concept Question. Testable Question. Answered by doing reading.. Measureable or answered with data.. It’s all about the cause & effect!. After all…scientists try to discover patterns in nature!. What is a “. T. estable . Q. uestion. ?”. Note card. A testable question is one that can be answered by designing and conducting an experiment. Fall 2018. Alla Chavarga. Overview. What is research?. Research process. Scientist-Practitioner Model. Empirical vs. non-empirical research. Quantitative vs. qualitative. Types of relationships. Types of hypotheses. Researchable Question. The answer can be found in a book, magazine, or the internet. You do not have to do a test or experiment to find the answer. “I wonder ______________ ?”. Researchable Questions Examples. Tamara Helfer 2012 Sequoia Science ExplorationsSometimes scientists just like to exploreExploring or making observations often makes scientists curious about specific questionsTo answer these question Score them. Assemble them into a composite explanation. Hypothesis Assembly Algorithm. Look for essential hypotheses. a hypothesis that is the only way to explain some data. Include/propagate/remove (see the next slide) and repeat from top. 4 EARLYCUSTOMERSNEEDSUNFAIRADVANTAGESOLUTIONHIGH RISKVALUEPROPOSITIONEARLY 3 Continue lling out your MVP canvasE.Why you? Why this team? What are your key strengths? What’s your unfairadvantage What is the purpose of a proposal?. To convince reviewers (or your PhD committee) that:. there is a gap of knowledge or technology. that you know how to fill the gap. that you have the necessary tools to do the necessary work, and.