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theory - considerable evidence
hypothesis - implies a lack of proof and suggests a particular explanation which can be tested
model - stylized representation of the overall system, models are tools for evaluating hypotheses but they are not hypotheses
simple - use to gain insight
busier - use to fit the particular situation and predict
use multiple hypotheses with strong inference - try to differentiate between choices
confront multiple models with data and assess the likelihood of each model (one might be 50% and the other 75%), neither is "correct".