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hypothesis testing

noun

  1. statistics the theory, methods, and practice of testing a hypothesis concerning the parameters of a population distribution (the null hypothesis ) against another (the alternative hypothesis ) which will be accepted only if its probability exceeds a predetermined significance level, generally on the basis of statistics derived from random sampling from the given population Compare statistical inference
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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