Psychology A-Level
null hypothesis decisions
What null hypothesis decisions means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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A significant result rejects the null hypothesis and supports the alternative hypothesis, while a non-significant result does not.
Topics that use null hypothesis decisions
- Algebra (AQA A-Level)
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