How is a theory the same as a hypothesis?

Answer 1

No a hypothesis is not the same thing as a theory, but they are very similar. A hypothesis is an educated guess as to how an experiment will turn out, and a theory is an explanation for why something happens the way it does( for a theory to become a theory the same results must be produced multiple times.)

Answer 2

Actually, they are related: most theories began with someone proposing a hypothesis. A hypothesis is a belief or a supposition, but there is very little evidence to support it. In science, a hypothesis is where an investigation starts. It is some unproved assertion the person wants to test, to see if it might be true. For example, is there a link between attending violent movies and becoming a criminal? Somebody might believe that, but to take it beyond just belief, there has to be research done, to determine whether any real link exists.

Scientists (whether medical researchers or social psychologists), will usually begin a study by proposing a hypothesis, and then they will do research (in a laboratory, out in the field, etc.) to test that hypothesis, in order to see if there is any actual proof to support it. As for a theory, this tends to be something that has been researched thoroughly, and the scientific community has decided there is enough evidence to support it. There may still be some aspects of the theory that need further study or further research, but it is generally something the scientific community is confident about, and its accuracy has been demonstrated. Some people get confused when they hear the word "theory," because outside of science, the word can mean something that may be true in the abstract ("in theory"), rather than in reality. But the word is used quite differently by scientists: for them, a theory is, as the dictionary defines it, a "scientifically accepted principle."

Answer 3

They are not the same, infact, I just learnt this in my Biology course a few days ago. A theory is "utmost confidence in the truth abd accuracy of a concept whose broad scope gives it importance." A hypothesis is pretty much just a something that you think MAY happen when something occurs. "if.............then."

Answer 4

They are both way of observation or how you look at things!(:

Answer 5

They are similar because there both a guess. A prediction is a statement of what will happen and a hypothesis is an explanation about an observation. (:

Answer 6

theories and hypotheses are produced by exsperiments

Answer 7

Both are speculative (best guesses). Theory is more accurate than hypothesis because it will have been subjected to more testing and other forms of scrutiny.