null hypothesis

English

Noun

null hypothesis (plural null hypotheses)

1. (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 a hypothesis test indicates otherwise. Therefore, the null and the alternative hypothesis must be mutually exclusive and exhaustive.

Related terms

• alternative hypothesis

Translations

hypothesis

• Czech: nulová hypotéza f
• Danish: nulhypotese c
• Finnish: nollahypoteesi (fi)
• Galician: hipótese nula f
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• German: Nullhypothese (de) f
• Hungarian: nullhipotézis
• Kazakh: нөлдік болжам (nöldık boljam)
• Russian: нулева́я гипо́теза f (nulevája gipóteza)