After reading this term paper you will learn about:- 1. Meaning of Hypotheses 2. Types of Hypotheses 3. Sources. Term Paper # 1. Meaning of Hypotheses: Once the problem to be answered in the course of research is finally instituted, the researcher may, if feasible proceed to formulate tentative solutions or answers to it. These proposed solutions or explanations are [...]
This article throws light upon the six main characteristics of a usable hypotheses. 1. A hypotheses should be empirically testable. It should be so stated that it is possible to deduce logically certain inferences close to the level of concrete observation so that they can be tested by observation in the field. That is, the hypotheses should have empirical referents. [...]
R.L. Ackoff has attempted to answer this question in a systematic way. All research problems ultimately reduce to the question, which of a set of alternative means is the most efficient one. Once those alternative means are formulated, the researcher is in a position to pose a question of each of the means, as to what may constitute the evidence [...]