INSTRUMENTOS ALTERNATIVOS A LA HIPÓTESIS EN LA INVESTIGACION CIENTÍFICA EN COMUNICACIÓN Y LA PROYECCIÓN SOCIAL.

The objective of the article is to provide those interested in the Research Methodology with a reference material, which allows the option of using other alternative instruments to the hypothesis. Observation, bibliographic or documentary analysis, analysis - synthesis, and phenomenology were used in the preparation of the text. The study was carried out at the University of Las Tunas, Cuba, through a three year investigation, which showed the tendency to use the hypothesis as an instrument. The investigation showed that the other instruments are alternatives to the hypothesis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]