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Forming a hypothesis and designing a protocol to test the efficiency of a treatment for preservation involves several steps.
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One, identify the problem.
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The first step is to identify the problem or question that you want to answer.
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For example, does a certain treatment improve the preservation of a specific item? two, formulate a hypothesis.
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A hypothesis is a proposed explanation for a phenomenon that you can test.
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For example, treatment x will improve the preservation of item y by z percent.
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Third, design your experiment.
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This involves deciding how you will test your hypothesis.
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You'll need to identify your variables.
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The independent variable is what you will manipulate, in this case the treatment, and the dependent variable is what you'll measure, the level of preservation.
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Fourth, control group and experimental group.
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You should have a control group that does not receive the treatment, an experimental group that does...