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.
- Type
- article
- Published
- 1983-11-01
- Cited by
- 352
- References
- 68
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Keywords
Ecology, Inference, Alternative hypothesis, Null hypothesis, Evolutionary ecology
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