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null hypothesis

null hypothesis noun: 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.

Noun

null hypothesis (plural null hypotheses)

  1. 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.
    • A two proportion z-test allows for a comparison of two proportions, with the null hypothesis being that they are the same.2021 April, Jenna Birnbohm-Kaminski, “A Study of Undergraduate Major on the Youth Electorate within the Bryant Community”, in Bryant University, archived from the original on 21 May 2023, page 11

null hypothesis meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese

null hypothesis in Tamil

இல் எடுகோள், சூனிய எடுகோள், சூனியக் கருதுகோள்

null hypothesis in Vietnamese

hypothesis
giả thuyết không

Forms of null hypothesis

pluralnull hypotheses

Questions about null hypothesis

What does null hypothesis mean?
Null hypothesis means 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.
What is null hypothesis in Tamil?
Null hypothesis in Tamil is இல் எடுகோள், சூனிய எடுகோள், சூனியக் கருதுகோள். See Null hypothesis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is null hypothesis?
Null hypothesis is a noun.
What is the plural of null hypothesis?
The plural of null hypothesis is null hypotheses.

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