greater than (>) less than (<)
H 0 always has a symbol with an equal in it. H a never has a symbol with an equal in it. The choice of symbol depends on the wording of the hypothesis test. However, be aware that many researchers (including one of the co-authors in research work) use = in the null hypothesis, even with > or < as the symbol in the alternative hypothesis. This practice is acceptable because we only make the decision to reject or not reject the null hypothesis.
H 0 : No more than 30% of the registered voters in Santa Clara County voted in the primary election. p ≤ 30
H a : More than 30% of the registered voters in Santa Clara County voted in the primary election. p > 30
A medical trial is conducted to test whether or not a new medicine reduces cholesterol by 25%. State the null and alternative hypotheses.
H 0 : The drug reduces cholesterol by 25%. p = 0.25
H a : The drug does not reduce cholesterol by 25%. p ≠ 0.25
We want to test whether the mean GPA of students in American colleges is different from 2.0 (out of 4.0). The null and alternative hypotheses are:
H 0 : μ = 2.0
H a : μ ≠ 2.0
We want to test whether the mean height of eighth graders is 66 inches. State the null and alternative hypotheses. Fill in the correct symbol (=, ≠, ≥, <, ≤, >) for the null and alternative hypotheses. H 0 : μ __ 66 H a : μ __ 66
We want to test if college students take less than five years to graduate from college, on the average. The null and alternative hypotheses are:
H 0 : μ ≥ 5
H a : μ < 5
We want to test if it takes fewer than 45 minutes to teach a lesson plan. State the null and alternative hypotheses. Fill in the correct symbol ( =, ≠, ≥, <, ≤, >) for the null and alternative hypotheses. H 0 : μ __ 45 H a : μ __ 45
In an issue of U.S. News and World Report , an article on school standards stated that about half of all students in France, Germany, and Israel take advanced placement exams and a third pass. The same article stated that 6.6% of U.S. students take advanced placement exams and 4.4% pass. Test if the percentage of U.S. students who take advanced placement exams is more than 6.6%. State the null and alternative hypotheses.
H 0 : p ≤ 0.066
H a : p > 0.066
On a state driver’s test, about 40% pass the test on the first try. We want to test if more than 40% pass on the first try. Fill in the correct symbol (=, ≠, ≥, <, ≤, >) for the null and alternative hypotheses. H 0 : p __ 0.40 H a : p __ 0.40
In a hypothesis test , sample data is evaluated in order to arrive at a decision about some type of claim. If certain conditions about the sample are satisfied, then the claim can be evaluated for a population. In a hypothesis test, we: Evaluate the null hypothesis , typically denoted with H 0 . The null is not rejected unless the hypothesis test shows otherwise. The null statement must always contain some form of equality (=, ≤ or ≥) Always write the alternative hypothesis , typically denoted with H a or H 1 , using less than, greater than, or not equals symbols, i.e., (≠, >, or <). If we reject the null hypothesis, then we can assume there is enough evidence to support the alternative hypothesis. Never state that a claim is proven true or false. Keep in mind the underlying fact that hypothesis testing is based on probability laws; therefore, we can talk only in terms of non-absolute certainties.
H 0 and H a are contradictory.
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In a scientific experiment, the null hypothesis is the proposition that there is no effect or no relationship between phenomena or populations. If the null hypothesis is true, any observed difference in phenomena or populations would be due to sampling error (random chance) or experimental error. The null hypothesis is useful because it can be tested and found to be false, which then implies that there is a relationship between the observed data. It may be easier to think of it as a nullifiable hypothesis or one that the researcher seeks to nullify. The null hypothesis is also known as the H 0, or no-difference hypothesis.
The alternate hypothesis, H A or H 1 , proposes that observations are influenced by a non-random factor. In an experiment, the alternate hypothesis suggests that the experimental or independent variable has an effect on the dependent variable .
There are two ways to state a null hypothesis. One is to state it as a declarative sentence, and the other is to present it as a mathematical statement.
For example, say a researcher suspects that exercise is correlated to weight loss, assuming diet remains unchanged. The average length of time to achieve a certain amount of weight loss is six weeks when a person works out five times a week. The researcher wants to test whether weight loss takes longer to occur if the number of workouts is reduced to three times a week.
The first step to writing the null hypothesis is to find the (alternate) hypothesis. In a word problem like this, you're looking for what you expect to be the outcome of the experiment. In this case, the hypothesis is "I expect weight loss to take longer than six weeks."
This can be written mathematically as: H 1 : μ > 6
In this example, μ is the average.
Now, the null hypothesis is what you expect if this hypothesis does not happen. In this case, if weight loss isn't achieved in greater than six weeks, then it must occur at a time equal to or less than six weeks. This can be written mathematically as:
H 0 : μ ≤ 6
The other way to state the null hypothesis is to make no assumption about the outcome of the experiment. In this case, the null hypothesis is simply that the treatment or change will have no effect on the outcome of the experiment. For this example, it would be that reducing the number of workouts would not affect the time needed to achieve weight loss:
H 0 : μ = 6
"Hyperactivity is unrelated to eating sugar " is an example of a null hypothesis. If the hypothesis is tested and found to be false, using statistics, then a connection between hyperactivity and sugar ingestion may be indicated. A significance test is the most common statistical test used to establish confidence in a null hypothesis.
Another example of a null hypothesis is "Plant growth rate is unaffected by the presence of cadmium in the soil ." A researcher could test the hypothesis by measuring the growth rate of plants grown in a medium lacking cadmium, compared with the growth rate of plants grown in mediums containing different amounts of cadmium. Disproving the null hypothesis would set the groundwork for further research into the effects of different concentrations of the element in soil.
You may be wondering why you would want to test a hypothesis just to find it false. Why not just test an alternate hypothesis and find it true? The short answer is that it is part of the scientific method. In science, propositions are not explicitly "proven." Rather, science uses math to determine the probability that a statement is true or false. It turns out it's much easier to disprove a hypothesis than to positively prove one. Also, while the null hypothesis may be simply stated, there's a good chance the alternate hypothesis is incorrect.
For example, if your null hypothesis is that plant growth is unaffected by duration of sunlight, you could state the alternate hypothesis in several different ways. Some of these statements might be incorrect. You could say plants are harmed by more than 12 hours of sunlight or that plants need at least three hours of sunlight, etc. There are clear exceptions to those alternate hypotheses, so if you test the wrong plants, you could reach the wrong conclusion. The null hypothesis is a general statement that can be used to develop an alternate hypothesis, which may or may not be correct.
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Once you have developed a clear and focused research question or set of research questions, you’ll be ready to conduct further research, a literature review, on the topic to help you make an educated guess about the answer to your question(s). This educated guess is called a hypothesis.
In research, there are two types of hypotheses: null and alternative. They work as a complementary pair, each stating that the other is wrong.
Null Hypothesis: H 0 : There is no difference in the salary of factory workers based on gender. Alternative Hypothesis : H a : Male factory workers have a higher salary than female factory workers.
Null Hypothesis : H 0 : There is no relationship between height and shoe size. Alternative Hypothesis : H a : There is a positive relationship between height and shoe size.
Null Hypothesis : H 0 : Experience on the job has no impact on the quality of a brick mason’s work. Alternative Hypothesis : H a : The quality of a brick mason’s work is influenced by on-the-job experience.
A hypothesis that states that there is no relationship between two population parameters
The null hypothesis states that there is no relationship between two population parameters, i.e., an independent variable and a dependent variable . If the hypothesis shows a relationship between the two parameters, the outcome could be due to an experimental or sampling error. However, if the null hypothesis returns false, there is a relationship in the measured phenomenon.
The null hypothesis is useful because it can be tested to conclude whether or not there is a relationship between two measured phenomena. It can inform the user whether the results obtained are due to chance or manipulating a phenomenon. Testing a hypothesis sets the stage for rejecting or accepting a hypothesis within a certain confidence level.
Two main approaches to statistical inference in a null hypothesis can be used– significance testing by Ronald Fisher and hypothesis testing by Jerzy Neyman and Egon Pearson. Fisher’s significance testing approach states that a null hypothesis is rejected if the measured data is significantly unlikely to have occurred (the null hypothesis is false). Therefore, the null hypothesis is rejected and replaced with an alternative hypothesis.
If the observed outcome is consistent with the position held by the null hypothesis, the hypothesis is accepted. On the other hand, the hypothesis testing by Neyman and Pearson is compared to an alternative hypothesis to make a conclusion about the observed data. The two hypotheses are differentiated based on observed data.
A null hypothesis is a theory based on insufficient evidence that requires further testing to prove whether the observed data is true or false. For example, a null hypothesis statement can be “the rate of plant growth is not affected by sunlight.” It can be tested by measuring the growth of plants in the presence of sunlight and comparing this with the growth of plants in the absence of sunlight.
Rejecting the null hypothesis sets the stage for further experimentation to see a relationship between the two variables exists. Rejecting a null hypothesis does not necessarily mean that the experiment did not produce the required results, but it sets the stage for further experimentation.
To differentiate the null hypothesis from other forms of hypothesis, a null hypothesis is written as H 0 , while the alternate hypothesis is written as H A or H 1 . A significance test is used to establish confidence in a null hypothesis and determine whether the observed data is not due to chance or manipulation of data.
Researchers test the hypothesis by examining a random sample of the plants being grown with or without sunlight. If the outcome demonstrates a statistically significant change in the observed change, the null hypothesis is rejected.
The annual return of ABC Limited bonds is assumed to be 7.5%. To test if the scenario is true or false, we take the null hypothesis to be “the mean annual return for ABC limited bond is not 7.5%.” To test the hypothesis, we first accept the null hypothesis.
Any information that is against the stated null hypothesis is taken to be the alternative hypothesis for the purpose of testing the hypotheses. In such a case, the alternative hypothesis is “the mean annual return of ABC Limited is 7.5%.”
We take samples of the annual returns of the bond for the last five years to calculate the sample mean for the previous five years. The result is then compared to the assumed annual return average of 7.5% to test the null hypothesis.
The average annual returns for the five-year period are 7.5%; the null hypothesis is rejected. Consequently, the alternative hypothesis is accepted.
An alternative hypothesis is the inverse of a null hypothesis. An alternative hypothesis and a null hypothesis are mutually exclusive, which means that only one of the two hypotheses can be true.
A statistical significance exists between the two variables. If samples used to test the null hypothesis return false, it means that the alternate hypothesis is true, and there is statistical significance between the two variables.
Hypothesis testing is a statistical process of testing an assumption regarding a phenomenon or population parameter. It is a critical part of the scientific method, which is a systematic approach to assessing theories through observations and determining the probability that a stated statement is true or false.
A good theory can make accurate predictions. For an analyst who makes predictions, hypothesis testing is a rigorous way of backing up his prediction with statistical analysis. It also helps determine sufficient statistical evidence that favors a certain hypothesis about the population parameter.
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Hypothesis testing is a crucial statistical method in causal inference. It helps researchers make decisions about population parameters based on sample data, using null and alternative hypotheses to assess the significance of treatment effects and compare groups in experiments.
The process involves formulating hypotheses, selecting appropriate tests, and interpreting results. Key concepts include significance levels, p-values, and different types of errors. Researchers must consider limitations and practical significance when drawing conclusions about causal relationships.
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The human brain experiences functional changes through childhood and adolescence, shifting from an organizational framework anchored within sensorimotor and visual regions into one that is balanced through interactions with later-maturing aspects of association cortex. Here, we link this profile of functional reorganization to the development of ventral attention network connectivity across independent datasets. We demonstrate that maturational changes in cortical organization link preferentially to within-network connectivity and heightened degree centrality in the ventral attention network, whereas connectivity within network-linked vertices predicts cognitive ability. This connectivity is associated closely with maturational refinement of cortical organization. Children with low ventral attention network connectivity exhibit adolescent-like topographical profiles, suggesting that attentional systems may be relevant in understanding how brain functions are refined across development. These data suggest a role for attention networks in supporting age-dependent shifts in cortical organization and cognition across childhood and adolescence.
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Data from the CCNP dataset used here are available at CCNP—Lifespan Brain-Mind Development Data Community at Science Data Bank ( https://ccnp.scidb.cn/en ) including both anonymized neuroimaging data ( https://doi.org/10.57760/sciencedb.07860 ) and unthresholded whole-brain connectivity matrices grouped by relevant ages (children and adolescents) ( https://doi.org/10.11922/sciencedb.00886 ). The raw CCNP data are available from the website upon reasonable request. The ABCD data used in this report came from the Annual Release v.2.0 ( https://doi.org/10.15154/1503209 ) of the ABCD BIDS Community Collection (ABCC; NDA Collection 3165). Source data are provided with this paper.
Code is available via GitHub: (1) preprocessing CCNP datasets ( https://github.com/zuoxinian/CCS ); (2) preprocessing ABCD datasets ( https://github.com/ThomasYeoLab/ABCD_scripts ); (3) FC gradient analysis ( https://github.com/NeuroanatomyAndConnectivity/gradient_analysis ); and (4) Gradient maturation analysis ( https://github.com/HolmesLab/GradientMaturation ).
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This work was supported by the STI 2030—the major projects of the Brain Science and Brain-Inspired Intelligence Technology (2021ZD0200500 to X.-N.Z.), the National Institute of Mental Health (grants R01MH120080 and R01MH123245 to A.J.H.), the Major Fund for International Collaboration of National Natural Science Foundation of China (81220108014 to X.-N.Z.) and the National Basic Science Data Center ‘Interdisciplinary Brain Database for In vivo Population Imaging’ (ID-BRAIN to X.-N.Z.). B.T.T.Y. is supported by the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (NUHSRO/2020/124/TMR/LOA), the Singapore National Medical Research Council (NMRC) LCG (OFLCG19May-0035), NMRC CTG-IIT (CTGIIT23jan-0001), NMRC STaR (STaR20nov-0003), Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH) Centre Grant (CG21APR1009), the Temasek Foundation (TF2223-IMH-01) and the United States NIH (R01MH120080 and R01MH133334). Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not reflect the views of the Singapore NMRC, MOH or Temasek Foundation.
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Extended data fig. 1 the transition from unimodal to transmodal organization revealed by the increasing in percentiles of functional connectome..
The threshold of connectivity matrices was adjusted in children and adolescent group and then redrive the gradients. The results revealed a marked transition in functional connectivity strength from childhood to adolescence. With the 95% threshold retaining the strongest connections, a unimodal organization was evident in both children and adolescents as their primary gradients. However, as additional weaker connections are included in the functional connectome at a 90% threshold, the primary gradients diverged for children and adolescents, revealing a unimodal and transmodal organization, respectively. Yet, with an 85% threshold incorporating even more weaker connections, the primary gradients converged into a transmodal organization for both children and adolescents.
Extended data fig. 2 gradient maps in low ventral attention connectivity groups derived from longitudinal data..
A set of child participants (n=22) were identified from the low ventral attention group who were also subsequently scanned in their adolescence. Surface maps exhibit a stable adolescent-like gradient architecture in both childhood and adolescence. Their first gradient in childhood is highly correlated (r=0.9429, p<0.01, two-sided spin test) with the first gradient that in their adolescence. A consistent group profile that was also evident when considering their second gradients in both childhood and adolescence (r=0.9353, p<0.01, two-sided spin test).
A set of child participants (n=21) were identified from the high ventral attention group who were also subsequently scanned in their adolescence. Surface maps exhibit a developmentally normative pattern of gradient reversals from their childhood to adolescence. Their first gradient in childhood was highly correlated with their second gradient in adolescence (absolute r=0.9793, p<0.01, two-sided spin test), while their second gradient in childhood were highly correlated with the first gradient in their adolescence (absolute r=0.9748, p<0.01, two-sided spin test).
Virtual lesion analyses were performed for all the networks respectively. It is revealed that in children group, the drop off of visual, somato/motor, ventral attention and frontoparietal networks generating transmodal organization in the first gradient, while the drop off of dorsal attention, limbic and default networks conserve the unimodal organization in the first gradient. Readers should interpret these maps with caution as functional networks each contain distinct numbers of vertices along the cortical sheet. Accordingly, the direct examination across the canonical networks, is likely biased by their relative sizes.
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Degree centrality values, Euclidean values and network-level mean and standard gradient values after dropping off ventral attention network and the null distribution generated by the permutation test. Config file for plotting Chord diagram. Gradient values of High/Low ventral attention groups in the CCNP dataset. Gradient values of high/low ventral attention groups in the ABCD dataset. Gradient values of adolescents and children groups with different percentiles of functional connectome. Gradient values in low ventral attention connectivity groups derived from longitudinal data. Gradient values in high ventral attention connectivity groups derived from longitudinal data. Gradient maps with functional networks dropped off separately.
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