2006-08-30 00:54:35 · 11 answers · asked by Julia m 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Necessary for what? For more funding? No, look at the Global Warming and Evolution people.
But, in general, science is meant to test hypotheses. MOST hypotheses are wrong, but you change or refine your hypothesis to match the science (the observables)...unless you're researching global warming.
2006-08-30 00:59:54 · answer #1 · answered by Iridium190 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Hypotheses are often wrong. The way science works is that a scientists asks a simple question, the answer to which is testable. Then he thinks of possible answers. Those are hypotheses - suggested answers to the question. Those answers must be tested. Sometimes we get answers we like; sometimes we don't; often we get answers that make us ask different questions. Doesn't matter. The important thing is to ask the question and think about what the answer might be. That is a hypothesis.
2006-08-30 03:33:12 · answer #2 · answered by peter_lobell 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The basis for a hypothesis is theory, therefore it need not be correct only postulated and based on sound argument or observation. As a hypothetical one could say that the world was flat, however that doesn't mean it is true or correct only that perspective supports that assumption.
2006-08-30 01:04:06 · answer #3 · answered by Tom H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope! Thats why its called a hypothesis or an assumption. It acts as a starting point for proving something right or wrong.
2006-08-30 01:38:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it's not necessary.
The "hypothesis"is just a question you ask to yourself, then you have to make experiments to see if the hypothesis is right or wrong.
2006-08-30 01:01:30 · answer #5 · answered by K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
\Is it necessary for a hypothesis to be correct?
No, only that it be testable and repeatable to find out whether it is correct or incorrect.
Have a pleasant day.
2006-08-30 01:02:47 · answer #6 · answered by zurioluchi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what is the point in doing an experiment if the hypothesis is always right?
2006-08-30 01:35:49 · answer #7 · answered by stewpad06 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, if you don't want it to become a theory it can be incorrect.
2006-08-30 06:33:34 · answer #8 · answered by Amphibolite 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No
2006-08-30 00:59:19 · answer #9 · answered by Reiji 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope.
2006-08-30 00:59:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋