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a common mistake, made by the Climategate boys
===Hypothesis===
===Hypothesis===
A hypothesis is a statement of what the researcher thinks will happen in the experiment. This is usually an educated guess using current theory and has to be testable and observable.
A hypothesis is a statement of what the researcher thinks will happen in the experiment. This is usually an educated guess using current theory and has to be testable and observable. It is a common mistake to let one's own [[scientific bias]] stop the process at this point, on the assumption that the idea is so logical that it needs no testing.<ref>[http://teacher.pas.rochester.edu/PHY_LABS/AppendixE/AppendixE.html]</ref>
===Prediction===
===Prediction===