testable

Examples of testable in the following topics:

• Methods

  • Scientific papers need a thorough description of methodology in order to prove that a project meets the criteria of scientific objectivity: a testable hypothesis and reproducible results.

• Assumptions

  • If using Student's original definition of the $t$-test, the two populations being compared should have the same variance (testable using the $F$-test or assessable graphically using a Q-Q plot).
  • This is, in general, not testable from the data, but if the data are known to be dependently sampled (i.e., if they were sampled in clusters), then the classical $t$-tests discussed here may give misleading results.

• Introduction and Thesis

  • Your thesis is only valid if it is testable.
  • Testability is an extension of falsifiability, a principle indicating that a claim can be proven either true or false.
  • For a hypothesis to be testable, it must be possible to conduct experiments that could reveal observable counterexamples.

• Scientific Method

  • Therefore, a scientific theory should lead to testable hypotheses.
  • A key difference between scientific explanations and faith-based explanations is simply that faith-based explanations are based on faith and do not need to be testable.

• The Scientific Method

  • A valid hypothesis must be testable.
  • The presence of the supernatural, for instance, is neither testable nor falsifiable.

• Comparing Two Sample Averages

  • This is, in general, not testable from the data, but if the data are known to be dependently sampled (i.e., if they were sampled in clusters), then the classical t-tests discussed here may give misleading results.

• Quality

• Scientific Method - The Practice of Science

  • Good hypotheses are testable—turn them into if/then (predictive) statements or yes-or-no questions.
  • In describing how we do science, the Wikipedia entry suggests that the goal of a scientific inquiry is to obtain knowledge in the form of testable explanations (hypotheses) that can predict the results of future experiments.

• Math Review

  • Using mathematics allows economists to form meaningful, testable propositions about complex subjects that would be hard to express informally.

• Regression Analysis for Forecast Improvement

  • These assumptions are sometimes testable if a large amount of data is available.