Mathematics A-Level
Null hypothesis (H₀)
What Null hypothesis (H₀) means in Mathematics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Null hypothesis (H₀)
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The initial statement about a population parameter that is assumed true when calculating the test probability; it contains an equality.
Topics that use Null hypothesis (H₀)
- O: Statistical hypothesis testing (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Binomial distribution
- binomial hypothesis testing
- Correlation interpretation
- critical region
- Hypothesis testing
- Normal hypothesis testing
- One-tailed and two-tailed tests
- p-value
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