Objectives
- Label a statement as observation, inference or hypothesis
- Explain why shared timing is not a mechanism
Lesson
An observation is something measured or recorded. An inference is derived from observations and can be reasonable and still wrong. A hypothesis is a proposed explanation that has not been tested.
Two events on the same day are temporally associated. Causation needs a supported mechanism. A hidden common cause is a hypothesis until evidence selects it. Phainomenon™ exists to keep these layers apart.