Definition:Null Hypothesis
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Definition
In the context of a hypothesis test, the null hypothesis, usually denoted $H_0$ or $\mathrm H_0$, is the hypothesis which has been proposed for investigation.
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- 1989: Ephraim J. Borowski and Jonathan M. Borwein: Dictionary of Mathematics ... (previous) ... (next): hypothesis testing
- 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): hypothesis testing
- 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): hypothesis testing