In the realm of technical product development, hypothesis testing acts as a bridge between design, data and decision-making. It enables teams to move beyond assumptions and validate their ideas ...

In the early 20 th century, Guinness breweries in Dublin had a policy of hiring the best graduates from Oxford and Cambridge to improve their industrial processes. At the time, it was considered a ...

At times we wish to examine statistical evidence, and determine whether it supports or contradicts a claim that has been made (or that we might wish to make) concerning the entire population. This is ...

Figure 1. (click to enlarge) Effect of temperature on seal strength. The green bars represent samples created using low temperature. The orange indicates packages created using the high-temperature ...

We take science seriously at The Conversation and we work hard to report it accurately. This series of five posts is adapted from an internal presentation on how to understand and edit science by our ...

The word “hypothesis” has celebrity status. From Ancient Greece through the Enlightenment to Total Quality Management, the process of hypothesis testing provokes thinkers and researchers to elucidate ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...