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- n. 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 hypothesis test indicates otherwise. Therefore, the null and the alternative hypothesis must be mutually exclusive and exhaustive. The use of the null hypothesis is controversial.
Examples
“It would be more parsimonious, Simberloff argued, to entertain a null hypothesis before seizing on the hypothesis of competition.”
“In 1697, a Dutch sea captain chanced upon a black swan in Australia, at which point the null hypothesis was proven true and the white swan theory had to be discarded.”
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sionnach But you can never prove ze null hypothesis. That Ha denotes ze alternative hypothesis, in contrast, zat's just a fact. Try disproving it. Oct 26, 2011
ruzuzu Oh yeah? Prove it. Oct 26, 2011
Prolagus H0! Oct 25, 2011
sionnach Silly 'zuzu! Ha denotes the alternative hypothesis. Oct 25, 2011
ruzuzu Ha! Oct 25, 2011
Prolagus Rejected. Apr 30, 2011