A null hypothesis is a type of conjecture in statistics that proposes that there is no difference between certain characteristics of a population or data-generating process. The alternative ...

Null hypothesis vs. hypothesis, which is the right choice? When you get into the different methods of analyzing data, there is no shortage of tools at your disposal. Understanding the difference ...

The alternative hypothesis is effectively the opposite of a null hypothesis. Thus, they are mutually exclusive, and only one can be true. However, one of the two hypotheses will always be true.

Learn about null and alternative hypotheses, from Prof. Essa on YouTube. Bibliography Encyclopedia Britannica. Scientific Hypothesis.

This paper presents a review and critique of statistical null hypothesis testing in ecological studies in general, and wildlife studies in particular, and describes an alternative. Our review of ...

In his popular series, Andrew Vickers, PhD, discusses the null hypothesis, using surgical infection rates to demonstrate a problem in interpretation.

The P-value is a random variable derived from the distribution of the test statistic used to analyze a data set and to test a null hypothesis. Under the null hypothesis, the P-value based on a ...