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Hypothetico-Deduction Reasoning Model

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Hypothetico-deduction reasoning model is the process of testing a formulated hypothesis analytically through taking the patient history and physical examinations to either invalidate or confirm specific solutions generated non-analytically (Charlin, Tardif, & Boshuizen, 2000). This model has some advantages and disadvantages. These advantages as: allowing for new theories to take place when updated information becomes available. Therefore, further hypothesis development is allowed. In addition, objective and independent testing of hypothesis can be provided by this model. This model creates a basis of defining the success of the treatment or management, where the correct diagnosis can be reached when the decision making improved by the incorporation of decision tree (Aspinall, 1979). Some complexities may appear during applying this model, however, these complexity of the decision can be viewed as a useful way to succeed the process of the decision making (O'Neill, Dluhy, & Chin, 2005). Manias and colleagues …show more content…

A study done on nurses reported that the nurses had difficulties during applying the model due to caution in producing hypotheses (Hammond, 1996). In some situations, there may be flaws in decision making tree which may have inaccurate structure or the decision may have incorrect probabilities which lead to invalid outcomes. Therefore, inaccurate proposition can be generated if the hypothesis is incorrect (Buckingham & Adams, 2000). Furthermore, erroneous conclusions can be formed in case of poor experiment design as the complexity of the system or missed data. In this model multiple working hypotheses are always not available during the first period of investigation. However, sometime these multiple working hypotheses are available, but they are not correct. This model can measure and prove the quantitative measures, but cannot measure the qualitative measures as love,

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