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3. Characteristics of Hypothesis

Hypothesis must explain the facts that gave rise to the need for explanation.

Hypothesis must explain the facts that gave rise to the need for explanation. This means that by using the hypothesis plus other known and accepted generalizations, one should be able to deduce the original problem condition. Thus hypothesis must actually explain what it claims to explain; it should have empirical reference.

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