null hypothesis
A hypothesis set up to be nullified or refuted in order to support an alternative…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 null hypothesis states how often a sampling error alone will produce results that are different than a forecast.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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.
Nullhypothese
нулева́я гипо́тезаnulevája gipóteza
Examples
1 sentencesThe null hypothesis states how often a sampling error alone will produce results that are different than a forecast.
Translations
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Forms
plural: null hypotheses| Singular | null hypothesis |
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