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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
because models aren't set up to be shown to be disproven with some evidence
they are set up to represent some behaviors of the real world
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".