Hypothesis-Driven System

A Hypothesis-Driven System is an information system that bases of its decisions on modeled hypotheses.

• Context:
  • It can range from being a Small-Scale Rules-Driven System to being a Large-Scale Rule-Driven System.
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• Example(s):
  • a Human Resource Management System.
  • a Linear-Programming System.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • a Data-Driven System, such as
    • Amazon's Recommendation System.
    • Netflix's Recommendation System.
    • Google's Search Engine.
• See: Machine Learning-based System, Rule-Driven System, Rules-based System.

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References

2004

• (Kell & Oliver, 2004) ⇒ Douglas B Kell, and Stephen G Oliver. (2004). “Here is the Evidence, Now What is the Hypothesis? The Complementary Roles of Inductive and Hypothesis-driven Science in the Post-genomic Era.” In: Bioessays, 26(1). doi:10.1002/bies.10385

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