News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Uber charges more if you have credits in your account. Parent comment

Re:Uber charges more if you have credits in your account by nfw2 on Sunday September 22, 2024 @10:55PM (#41622043)
The author's test proves the theory; it doesn't falsify the theory. The test could only prove the theory or fail to prove it. Failing to prove is not the same as falsifying.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Uber charges more if you have credits in your account by stevage on Sunday September 22, 2024 @11:07PM (#41622097)
Not sure if you are intending to disagree with me. But I agree with you: it is a falsifiable claim, which is good.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Uber charges more if you have credits in your account by AStonesThrow on Monday September 23, 2024 @12:57AM (#41622500)
If we're discussing falsifiability and logical reasoning, perhaps let's get more specific with terms. The author has a hypothesis, rather than a theory. "Theory" would be a lot more rigorous than just conjecturing this one thing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypothesis

[ Parent | on HN ]