ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

CoRR hypothesis

Okay kiddo, so let's talk about the corr hypothesis. The corr hypothesis is when scientists have an idea or theory about something they want to study. They then test this idea by doing experiments and collecting data to see if their idea is true or not.

For example, imagine that someone thinks that eating lots of sugar makes you hyper. They would come up with a corr hypothesis that says "if someone eats a lot of sugar, then they will become hyper."

They would then test this by giving some people a lot of sugar and seeing if they become hyper, while giving other people not as much sugar and seeing if they are less hyper. This is called a correlation study.

Scientists use the corr hypothesis all the time to try and figure out how the world works. It helps them come up with explanations for things that happen and to test whether their explanations are true or not.

So, to recap: the corr hypothesis is a scientist's idea or theory that they want to test, and they do this by conducting experiments and collecting data to see if their idea is correct.