Definition:Alternative Hypothesis
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Definition
In the context of a hypothesis test, the alternative hypothesis, usually denoted $H_1$, is the hypothesis which is to be accepted if the null hypothesis is demonstrated not to hold.
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- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): hypothesis testing
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): alternative hypothesis
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): hypothesis testing
- 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): hypothesis testing