Null and alternative hypotheses
Definition taught in Hypothesis tests, part of Statistical inference
Null and alternative hypotheses
| Type | Definition |
| Taught in | Hypothesis tests |
| Part | Statistical inference |
| Questions using it | 2 |
The null hypothesis H_0 and the alternative hypothesis H_1 are two disjoint statements about the parameter, H_0:\theta\in\Theta_0 and H_1:\theta\in\Theta_1. H_0 is the statement being tested, often a single value \theta_0. H_1 is the claim the test is trying to detect.
Used in
- Taught in Hypothesis tests, where the derivation and examples are.
- Also used in Testing examples · Chi-squared examples
- Questions that use it (2) — Haemoglobin and sickle-cell type · Possums in five areas
- All 6 questions on Hypothesis tests
See also
Critical region · p-value · Type I and type II errors · Neyman–Pearson approach · Power function · One-sample t test · Two-sample t test · F test for equal variances