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?. Spring 2014. Instructor: Clint Conrad . . . office: 804 POST. . phone: 956-6649. . . e-mail: . clintc@. hawaii.edu. GG101: Dynamic Earth, Fall 2013. Purpose: An overview of Planet Earth and its ever-changing. 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. . and Engineering. Lesson 1:. “What is Science”. Pg. 4-13. What is a Scientist?. What comes to mind when you hear the word . scientist?. Take out a piece of scratch paper. In the next 5 minutes draw a picture of the “typical” scientist.. The Hypothetico-Deductive Model of Scientific Research. 11. Prediction. 10. Theory (Consists of confirmed hypotheses). 9. Confirmed?. 6. Test Hypothesis. 5. Data Analysis. 4. Systematic Observation . Hypothesis. Law. Theory. Model. Read Sections 1.1 – 1.3 prior to viewing the slides.. Topics for Unit 1. Basic characteristics of science (1.3). Hypothesis – testable and reproducible. Law – summary of many observations. Levels of Analysis:. Political Violence. Levels-of-Analysis Distinction. 1. . Levels-of-analysis distinction. in international relations. Kenneth Waltz. . Man, the State, and War. .. 2. . Level-of-analysis shapes. Cognitive & Non Cog Abilities. Personality. Criteria. Chap 3 Developing Predictive Hypotheses. 1. Conceptual & Operational Definitions. Predictors & Criteria. F. Kerlinger’s definitions. 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. Created By: Mrs. Gismonde . Asking Questions. Asking questions about the world around us is a natural part of life.. What questions might you have asked yourself before?. Possible Answers:. How deep is the ocean?. SC.5.N.1.1 Practice of Science Common Board configuration Benchmark: SC.5.N.1.1 Define a problem, use appropriate reference materials to support scientific understanding, plan and carry out scientific investigations of various types such as: systematic observations; experiments requiring the identification of variables; collecting and organizing data; interpreting data in charts, tables, and graphics; analyze information; make predictions; and defend conclusions. Caylay. Graphs. Parikshit. . Gopalan. . (MSR-SVC). Salil. . Vadhan. (Harvard). Yuan Zhou (CMU). Locally Testable Codes. Local tester for an [n, k, d]. 2. linear code . C. Queries few coordinates .