On Hypothesis Testing in Ecology and Evolution

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Summary

The hypothetico-deductive model of scientific method can provide misleading prescriptions for efficient investigation and acceptance of evidence in phenomena with multiple causes, and should be applied with appropriate skepticism.

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article
Published
1983-11-01
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Keywords

Ecology, Inference, Alternative hypothesis, Null hypothesis, Evolutionary ecology

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