Philosopher examines the hypothesis vs. exploratory funding divide Date: September 27, 2013 Source: Case Western Reserve University Summary: A professor wondered why some types of research were ...

Open-ended research is essential to building solid hypotheses in the social sciences — without it, even the best-planned analyses can fail.

K-State officials said Mingjun Wei, associate professor in the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering at K-State, received an early-concept grant for exploratory research, or EAGER, award from the ...