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What is a hypothesis

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A hypothesis is a testable statement about the relationship between two or more variables or a proposed explanation for some observed phenomenon.

In a scientific experiment or study, the hypothesis is a brief summation of the researcher's prediction of the study's findings, which may be supported or not by the outcome. Hypothesis testing is the core of the scientific method.

A theory is nothing but a proved hypothesis.
In the case of hypothesis, the reserchere simply predict the relationship between variables with out much proofs.

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