
Imagine you set out on a road trip. You packed the car, made a playlist, and set out to drive 600 miles—but you don’t actually know where you’re headed. When you arrive at a destination, and it’s not at all what you imagined it would be.
Running an experiment without a hypothesis is like starting a road trip just for the sake of driving, without thinking about where you’re headed and why. You’ll inevitably end up somewhere, but there’s a chance you might not have gained anything from the experience.
In this post, we’ll show you how to craft great hypotheses, how they fit into your experiment planning, and what differentiates a strong hypothesis from a weak one.