From: Margaret Burnett Date: April 17, 2013 6:19:48 AM PDT To: cs569-sp13@engr.orst.edu Subject: [Cs569-sp13] Propositions vs Hypotheses Here's a great question about hypotheses vs. propositions from this morning. I thought you'd all be interested in it, so here's my answer. -------------- Good question! It's pretty subtle. They look the same, and aren't really very different, except in intent.   We use hypotheses as _input_ in (statistical) experiments as something you're going to throw numbers at.  We also sometimes _output_ new hypotheses in case studies and other qualitative work. Propositions are usually just seen as part of theories.  They're _inputs_to the case studies, stated as refinements of the RQ, and relate to what the theory might predict.  In case studies, we try to put together evidence to try to relate to these.  You mostly see them in explanatory studies.  Exploratory and Descriptive ones are more likely to just use refined/specific RQs instead of propositions, since we often don't know what the incoming theory is or what it can predict. ----------------- I am a bit unclear on the difference between "hypothesis" and "proposition"... _______________________________________________ Cs569-sp13 mailing list Cs569-sp13@ENGR.ORST.EDU https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/cs569-sp13