The assumption is that simpler hypotheses are more likely to be true.

"We're taught that the simplest hypothesis should always be tried first.

So, at this point, what is the simplest hypothesis?

My god, his tale comes close to the simplest hypothesis when you think about it."

They initially considered two simple hypotheses (both with frequency distributions).

"We consider it a good principle to explain the phenomena by the simplest hypothesis possible."

There are several criticisms of this simple hypothesis.

"You have a scientific culture, so you know the simpler hypothesis is to be preferred.

"That left the bombardment theory as the simplest hypothesis.

Nead, the law of the simplest hypothesis tells you that it's all got to be connected."

"One of the simplest hypotheses is that patients who are anxious, depressed or confused just don't follow instructions.

Unfortunately the predictions of this very simple hypothesis were not borne out by the facts of subsequent experience.

It's a far simpler hypothesis to postulate an intelligent extraterrestrial race sending observers here.

However, it is only rarely that one needs to test a simple hypothesis, when a fixed as a hypothesis is given.

He has a simple hypothesis.

Bruce Alexander and his research team had a rather simple hypothesis: The rats had awful lives.

A location test tests the simpler hypothesis that distributions have the same location parameter.

The program was founded on the simple hypothesis that incarcerated men and women and college students might mutually benefit from studying together as peers.

Adriano Farinola, 19, had a simpler hypothesis.

"I thought you were going to argue that God is the simpler hypothesis," Ellie said, "but this is a much better point.

Ingolia throws down the gauntlet with a simple hypothesis about why the von Dassow network is so robust.

From the above argument a simple hypothesis can be inferred:when these environmental uncertainties increase so the strain towards corporate criminal activity will increase.

Although, another interpretation of the razor's statement would be that "simpler hypotheses (not conclusions i.e. explanations) are generally better than the complex ones".

'That's because you are still trying to avoid calling me paranoid - and thank you, dear, but my being paranoid is the simplest hypothesis.

Volyova had to admit to herself that she had no direct evidence to support this, but it was the simplest hypothesis which fitted all the facts.