Source Word
null hypothesis
Noun
(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.
Japanese Meaning
統計学において、帰無仮説とは、反証（帰無）を目指して設定される仮説であり、仮説検定において統計的証拠が示されるまでは真であると仮定される。対立仮説と互いに排反的であり、両者で全ての可能性を網羅する必要がある。
Sense（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.
（ plural ）
