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- noun statistics A
hypothesis set up to be nullified or refuted in order to support an alternative hypothesis. When used, the null hypothesis is presumed true until statistical evidence in the form of a hypothesis test indicates otherwise. Therefore, the null and the alternative hypothesis must be mutually exclusive and exhaustive. The use of the null hypothesis iscontroversial .
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Prolagus commented on the word null hypothesis
Rejected.
April 30, 2011
ruzuzu commented on the word null hypothesis
Ha!
October 25, 2011
sionnach commented on the word null hypothesis
Silly 'zuzu! Ha denotes the alternative hypothesis.
October 25, 2011
Prolagus commented on the word null hypothesis
H0!
October 26, 2011
ruzuzu commented on the word null hypothesis
Oh yeah? Prove it.
October 26, 2011
sionnach commented on the word null hypothesis
But you can never prove ze null hypothesis. That Ha denotes ze alternative hypothesis, in contrast, zat's just a fact. Try disproving it.
October 26, 2011