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image credit:  ET Let me start from the beginning by raking over some coals. When I first started studying Philosophy of Science, I have to admit that I had no single idea about the first thing of philosophy. I thought it was just another boring subject that I have to study hard whether I liked it or not. I was really mad even more after getting to know that I have to submit web posts, a reflection article, a blog, a Perusall reading, complete 1000 seeds on the CN,   and even a quiz EVERY WEEK. But, when the time passed by, and new topics were introduced every week, I eventually fell in love with the course because now I have a great window of opportunity to learn new things, practice new methods, and also teach my fellow course-mates and learn from them as well. Today, I am going to list the different aspects of philosophy of science each week. WEEK 01 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY Philosophy is a way of thinking about ethics, thought, existence, time, meaning, and value, among...

credit:  Chronicle A hypothesis is a tentative claim about the relationship between two or more variables. Basically, it's what you're expecting to happen in a study. If/then statements are the most common form of hypothesis writing. What may happen because of the possible outcome of this statement is explained in this statement (then). You could also use the word "may" in the sentence. However, a hypothesis cannot always be proven to be true based on analysis of the results. That is why a test or an experiment is performed in order to prove the validity of the hypothesis. Hypothesis vs Theory Scientists construct hypotheses before conducting any relevant research, aside from a basic background review. You ask a question, do some research, and then form a hypothesis. Then, you test your hypothesis.  On the contrary, a theory is an attempt to explain something that has already been supported by data. Because of the experimentation and the data the theory is base...