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null hypothesis

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English

Syllables
nul-l hy-poth-e-sis
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

null hypotheses (plural)

Phrases

alternative hypothesis

Frequently Paired Words

alternative hypothesis

Questions

What does null hypothesis mean?
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.

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