export interface Variable {
    name: string;
    type: "independent" | "dependent" | "controlled" | "confounding";
    operationalization?: string;
}
export interface HypothesisData {
    statement: string;
    variables: Variable[];
    assumptions: string[];
    hypothesisId: string;
    confidence: number;
    domain: string;
    iteration: number;
    alternativeTo?: string[];
    refinementOf?: string;
    status: "proposed" | "testing" | "supported" | "refuted" | "refined";
}
export interface Prediction {
    if: string;
    then: string;
    else?: string;
}
export interface ExperimentData {
    design: string;
    methodology: string;
    predictions: Prediction[];
    experimentId: string;
    hypothesisId: string;
    controlMeasures: string[];
    results?: string;
    outcomeMatched?: boolean;
    unexpectedObservations?: string[];
    limitations?: string[];
    nextSteps?: string[];
}
export interface ScientificInquiryData {
    stage: "observation" | "question" | "hypothesis" | "experiment" | "analysis" | "conclusion" | "iteration";
    observation?: string;
    question?: string;
    hypothesis?: HypothesisData;
    experiment?: ExperimentData;
    analysis?: string;
    conclusion?: string;
    inquiryId: string;
    iteration: number;
    nextStageNeeded: boolean;
}