Sentences with phrase «main hypotheses for»

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Definitions The noun, theory has two main classes of definitions for our consideration within the English language, something that is concrete and well - established and something that is speculative, like a hypothesis.

Probably the main reason for the widespread adoption of deterministic hypotheses is that most philosophers find it difficult to see how anything else is possible.

Both systems have a large sample size, consistent year - to - year results, and a solid driving hypothesis which are the three main criteria for a winning betting system.

WH Oddy developed the hypothesis, undertook statistical analyses, wrote the main drafts of the manuscript, and is responsible for correspondence and requests for reprints.

In the case of recalcitrant evidence, it is never clear whether scientists should go for the option of modifying the auxiliary assumptions (e.g., number of planets, as in the case of Neptune), or for the alternative option of revising the main theoretical hypotheses themselves (e.g., from Newtonian mechanics to general relativity, as in the case of the anomalous perihelion of Mercury).

I was up at the board, jamming, when I realized that if you actually look at how a feather grows, the main 20th - century, enduring - for -80-years hypothesis about how feathers evolved couldn't be true.

«This certainly raises question about the diet - heart hypothesis,» said Ramsden, whose search for lost studies is only a side project (his main research is on the biochemistry of linoleic acid).

In addition to topical Reviews, which provide the main focus of each issue, Opinion articles provide a platform for debate and hypothesis where new ideas can be discussed.

I appreciate your interesting perspectives on nutrition and WFPB as its been my main focus as well for many years now and i really enjoy the fact that you are a self experimenter (n = 1) on your hypotheses.

The main incentive for people to emigrate is to search a better life style, but the hypothesis of those who emigrate because of material poverty and social marginalization is definite, because these are the last conditions, because definitely the whole humanity suffers from the unbearable lightness of being, or rather the meaningless life.

As we move toward Common Core implementation and proficiency in working with Design Question 4 (Helping Students Generate and Test Hypotheses) in the Marzano Teacher Evaluation Model, it's important to remember that the main reason we work toward creating a DQ 4 classroom is the benefit for students.

Our main hypothesis is this: for a modern organization to adopt elearning we first and foremost need to make it a super lean experience.

Lone dolphins could be alone for a number of factors, but being mentally ill is not the main hypothesis as dolphins are very social and some individuals may occur naturally that do not prefer large social groups.

Lone dolphins could be alone for a number of factors, but being mentally ill is not the main hypothesis as dolphins are very...

Writing in the December 2015 edition of the International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, U.S. Geological Survey scientist Kevin D. Lafferty bluntly challenged «the hypothesis that sea otters are sentinels of a dirty ocean,» and «in particular, that pet cats are the main source of exposure to Toxoplasma gondii in central California.»

The reason for this hypothesis is that the main character from Gravity Rush can be seen in the video.

I have this documented as a fairly detailed hypothesis, shared with some friendly reviewers for sanity checks, written to publish, which could also be short without the workings that others can check, just the main derived numbers and their sources for skeptical DIY science.

Then although there is lots of «strong evidence» for various parts of climate science, it is the claim that these «sub hypotheses» lead to a 90 % certainty for the main hypothesis that really needs assessing.

Here we combine new and published geochronological data for tectonic - magmatic events recorded along the Greenland continental rifted margin to test the hypothesis that the origin of the main Cenozoic hyperthermals, including the PETM, is rooted in plate tectonic, metamorphic and volcanic processes in the North Atlantic region.

The basic assumption of many climate scientists that carbon dioxide is the main trigger of global warming is a «hypothesis» for Moore, nothing more.

For background, see the good article by Kenneth Chang in the New York Times, which, however, does not address our main concerns with the hypothesis.

Our main hypothesis is that these domains all matter for the outcomes considered.

To test the moderator hypothesis, it is important that the interaction term has a significant effect on the criteria, for the two predictors (predictor and moderator) the main effects are not relevant (Baron and Kenny, 1986).

In tests of the main study hypotheses, the experimental group showed a significant decrease in attachment anxiety after the online program, t (25) = 4.69, p <.001, d = 1.03, but no decrease in attachment avoidance, t (25) = -0.96, p =.35, d = 0.19, and there was no significant difference between the two study groups on either change in anxiety scores, controlling for baseline avoidance, F (1, 47) = 0.39, p =.54, η2p =.008, or change in avoidance scores, controlling for baseline anxiety, F (1, 47) = 0.49, p =.49, η2p =.010, from pre-test to post-test.

The hypotheses that guide the study are: (H1) men and women have different main dimensions for the perception of general relationship satisfaction; (H2) men's relationship satisfaction is based on passion rather than on elements of commitment and intimacy; (H3) women's relationship satisfaction is based on intimacy rather than on elements of commitment and passion.

Main and Hesse11 have advanced the hypothesis that if the parent herself arouses the infant's fear, this will place the infant in an unresolvable paradox regarding whether to approach the parent for comfort.

Prior to hypothesis testing, a correlation matrix was run computing Pearson's correlation coefficients for all the main variables.

Although the study's main hypotheses were addressed by examining results at the within - and between - person levels of the analyses, the addition of the third level (between - family level) was included to control for the non-independence of data from 48 participants from 24 families in which both parents provided data.