testable

(adjective)

Also known as falsifiable; able to be disproven.

Related Terms

  • reproducible
  • Testability
  • IMRAD

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.
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