5 John Platt and Multiple Hypotheses

Introduces the fundamental ideas of John Platt and illustrates how to apply the concept of multiple hypotheses to a scientific problem. Also illustrates one type of "negative data" and discusses the role of continual testing in science.

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Two related questions: If falsified and corroborated hypotheses were on a scale, how heavy would the batch of falsified hypotheses have to be to throw out the whole set of related hypotheses? If the hypotheses proposed reflect a set of underlying assumptions and are not confirmed again and again, at what point do you consider changing these assumptions?