Generally, creating a hypothesis is a no-win situation. The hypothesis you devise must be provable false. Your data will either prove your hypothesis false or it will fail to prove the hypothesis false. You can never prove a proper hypothesis true. Science does not prove truth, it simply discards the false.
A proper hypothesis is one that has at least a superficially reasonable quality to it, it has some plausibility as an explanation for whatever it is that you are trying to explain. If it is obviously ridiculous, then it does not qualify as a proper hypothesis. In addition, from a scientific viewpoint a hypothesis should be testable in some way. If there is no way to test your hypothesis then what you are doing is philosophy, not science.
Scientific theories can be disproved. This is a key part of the scientific method, creating hypothesis that can be disproved if they are incorrect. However, you can never really prove a hypothesis - you can find evidence that either fits or doesn't fit. If it doesn't fit the hypothesis needs to be revised or thrown out. If the evidence supports the hypothesis, there may be something that you are missing which may reject the hypothesis.
A hypothesis
A hypothesis.
"A hypothesis is a proposed answer to a question. To answer the question raised by your observations, the hypothesis must be testable." it means that you need to be able to prove that your hypothesis is true or not by creating an experiment and collect/analyze the data
An example of an instruction from the Scientific Method is creating a hypothesis.
Generally, creating a hypothesis is a no-win situation. The hypothesis you devise must be provable false. Your data will either prove your hypothesis false or it will fail to prove the hypothesis false. You can never prove a proper hypothesis true. Science does not prove truth, it simply discards the false.
A proper hypothesis is one that has at least a superficially reasonable quality to it, it has some plausibility as an explanation for whatever it is that you are trying to explain. If it is obviously ridiculous, then it does not qualify as a proper hypothesis. In addition, from a scientific viewpoint a hypothesis should be testable in some way. If there is no way to test your hypothesis then what you are doing is philosophy, not science.
One way to test a hypothesis is to conduct an experiment where you manipulate the variables of interest and observe the outcomes. Ensure that the experiment is well-designed, with appropriate controls and replicates, to draw valid conclusions about the hypothesis. Analyze the data collected using statistical methods to determine whether the results support or refute the hypothesis.
Scientific theories can be disproved. This is a key part of the scientific method, creating hypothesis that can be disproved if they are incorrect. However, you can never really prove a hypothesis - you can find evidence that either fits or doesn't fit. If it doesn't fit the hypothesis needs to be revised or thrown out. If the evidence supports the hypothesis, there may be something that you are missing which may reject the hypothesis.
"A hypothesis is a proposed answer to a question. To answer the question raised by your observations, the hypothesis must be testable." it means that you need to be able to prove that your hypothesis is true or not by creating an experiment and collect/analyze the data
A hypothesis
A hypothesis for making a lava lamp could be: "If I combine oil, water, and effervescent tablet in a bottle, then the chemical reaction will cause bubbles to form and rise to the top, creating a lava lamp effect."
It helped us by creating the theory of seafloor spreading which is the proof alfred needed to complete his hypothesis
A hypothesis for an experiment involving dry ice could be: "I predict that placing dry ice in warm water will cause it to rapidly sublimate, creating a cloud of carbon dioxide gas due to the temperature difference between the dry ice and water." This hypothesis clearly states the expected outcome of the experiment and the reason behind it.
The hypothesis for creating a bouncy ball could be that by combining certain materials such as rubber, a polymer, and other additives in a specific ratio and following a particular manufacturing process, a bouncy ball with desired elasticity and bounce properties will be produced.