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The null hypothesis is a general statement that states that there is no relationship between two phenomenons under consideration or that there is no association between two groups.
The following are some examples of null hypothesis:
H 0 : µ 1 = µ 2
H 0 = null hypothesis µ 1 = mean score of men µ 2 = mean score of women
An alternative hypothesis is a statement that describes that there is a relationship between two selected variables in a study.
The following are some examples of alternative hypothesis:
1. If a researcher is assuming that the bearing capacity of a bridge is more than 10 tons, then the hypothesis under this study will be:
Null hypothesis H 0 : µ= 10 tons Alternative hypothesis H a : µ>10 tons
2. Under another study that is trying to test whether there is a significant difference between the effectiveness of medicine against heart arrest, the alternative hypothesis will be that there is a relationship between the medicine and chances of heart arrest.
The null hypothesis is a general statement that states that there is no relationship between two phenomenons under consideration or that there is no association between two groups. | An alternative hypothesis is a statement that describes that there is a relationship between two selected variables in a study. | |
It is denoted by H . | It is denoted by H or H . | |
It is followed by ‘equals to’ sign. | It is followed by not equals to, ‘less than’ or ‘greater than’ sign. | |
The null hypothesis believes that the results are observed as a result of chance. | The alternative hypothesis believes that the results are observed as a result of some real causes. | |
It is the hypothesis that the researcher tries to disprove. | It is a hypothesis that the researcher tries to prove. | |
The result of the null hypothesis indicates no changes in opinions or actions. | The result of an alternative hypothesis causes changes in opinions and actions. | |
If the null hypothesis is accepted, the results of the study become insignificant. | If an alternative hypothesis is accepted, the results of the study become significant. | |
If the p-value is greater than the level of significance, the null hypothesis is accepted. | If the p-value is smaller than the level of significance, an alternative hypothesis is accepted. | |
The null hypothesis allows the acceptance of correct existing theories and the consistency of multiple experiments. | Alternative hypothesis are important as it establishes a relationship between two variables, resulting in new improved theories. |
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Hypothesis testing involves the careful construction of two statements: the null hypothesis and the alternative hypothesis. These hypotheses can look very similar but are actually different.
How do we know which hypothesis is the null and which one is the alternative? We will see that there are a few ways to tell the difference.
The null hypothesis reflects that there will be no observed effect in our experiment. In a mathematical formulation of the null hypothesis, there will typically be an equal sign. This hypothesis is denoted by H 0 .
The null hypothesis is what we attempt to find evidence against in our hypothesis test. We hope to obtain a small enough p-value that it is lower than our level of significance alpha and we are justified in rejecting the null hypothesis. If our p-value is greater than alpha, then we fail to reject the null hypothesis.
If the null hypothesis is not rejected, then we must be careful to say what this means. The thinking on this is similar to a legal verdict. Just because a person has been declared "not guilty", it does not mean that he is innocent. In the same way, just because we failed to reject a null hypothesis it does not mean that the statement is true.
For example, we may want to investigate the claim that despite what convention has told us, the mean adult body temperature is not the accepted value of 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit . The null hypothesis for an experiment to investigate this is “The mean adult body temperature for healthy individuals is 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit.” If we fail to reject the null hypothesis, then our working hypothesis remains that the average adult who is healthy has a temperature of 98.6 degrees. We do not prove that this is true.
If we are studying a new treatment, the null hypothesis is that our treatment will not change our subjects in any meaningful way. In other words, the treatment will not produce any effect in our subjects.
The alternative or experimental hypothesis reflects that there will be an observed effect for our experiment. In a mathematical formulation of the alternative hypothesis, there will typically be an inequality, or not equal to symbol. This hypothesis is denoted by either H a or by H 1 .
The alternative hypothesis is what we are attempting to demonstrate in an indirect way by the use of our hypothesis test. If the null hypothesis is rejected, then we accept the alternative hypothesis. If the null hypothesis is not rejected, then we do not accept the alternative hypothesis. Going back to the above example of mean human body temperature, the alternative hypothesis is “The average adult human body temperature is not 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit.”
If we are studying a new treatment, then the alternative hypothesis is that our treatment does, in fact, change our subjects in a meaningful and measurable way.
The following set of negations may help when you are forming your null and alternative hypotheses. Most technical papers rely on just the first formulation, even though you may see some of the others in a statistics textbook.
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Null hypothesis implies a statement that expects no difference or effect. On the contrary, an alternative hypothesis is one that expects some difference or effect. Null hypothesis This article excerpt shed light on the fundamental differences between null and alternative hypothesis.
Comparison chart.
Basis for Comparison | Null Hypothesis | Alternative Hypothesis |
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Meaning | A null hypothesis is a statement, in which there is no relationship between two variables. | An alternative hypothesis is statement in which there is some statistical significance between two measured phenomenon. |
Represents | No observed effect | Some observed effect |
What is it? | It is what the researcher tries to disprove. | It is what the researcher tries to prove. |
Acceptance | No changes in opinions or actions | Changes in opinions or actions |
Testing | Indirect and implicit | Direct and explicit |
Observations | Result of chance | Result of real effect |
Denoted by | H-zero | H-one |
Mathematical formulation | Equal sign | Unequal sign |
A null hypothesis is a statistical hypothesis in which there is no significant difference exist between the set of variables. It is the original or default statement, with no effect, often represented by H 0 (H-zero). It is always the hypothesis that is tested. It denotes the certain value of population parameter such as µ, s, p. A null hypothesis can be rejected, but it cannot be accepted just on the basis of a single test.
A statistical hypothesis used in hypothesis testing, which states that there is a significant difference between the set of variables. It is often referred to as the hypothesis other than the null hypothesis, often denoted by H 1 (H-one). It is what the researcher seeks to prove in an indirect way, by using the test. It refers to a certain value of sample statistic, e.g., x¯, s, p
The acceptance of alternative hypothesis depends on the rejection of the null hypothesis i.e. until and unless null hypothesis is rejected, an alternative hypothesis cannot be accepted.
The important points of differences between null and alternative hypothesis are explained as under:
There are two outcomes of a statistical test, i.e. first, a null hypothesis is rejected and alternative hypothesis is accepted, second, null hypothesis is accepted, on the basis of the evidence. In simple terms, a null hypothesis is just opposite of alternative hypothesis.
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The comparisons between the two hypothesis i.e Null hypothesis and the Alternative hypothesis are the best.Thank you.
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March 4, 2019 at 3:42 am
Thank you so much for the detail explanation on two hypotheses. Now I understood both very well, including their differences.
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Thanks, Surbhi! Appreciate the clarity and precision of this content.
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Thanks very much, Surbhi, for your clear explanation!!
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Thanks for the Comparison chart! it clears much of my doubt.
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A null hypothesis is a statistical concept suggesting no significant difference or relationship between measured variables. It’s the default assumption unless empirical evidence proves otherwise.
The null hypothesis states no relationship exists between the two variables being studied (i.e., one variable does not affect the other).
The null hypothesis is the statement that a researcher or an investigator wants to disprove.
Testing the null hypothesis can tell you whether your results are due to the effects of manipulating the dependent variable or due to random chance.
Null hypotheses (H0) start as research questions that the investigator rephrases as statements indicating no effect or relationship between the independent and dependent variables.
It is a default position that your research aims to challenge or confirm.
There is no significant difference in weight loss between individuals who exercise daily and those who do not.
Research Question | Null Hypothesis |
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Do teenagers use cell phones more than adults? | Teenagers and adults use cell phones the same amount. |
Do tomato plants exhibit a higher rate of growth when planted in compost rather than in soil? | Tomato plants show no difference in growth rates when planted in compost rather than soil. |
Does daily meditation decrease the incidence of depression? | Daily meditation does not decrease the incidence of depression. |
Does daily exercise increase test performance? | There is no relationship between daily exercise time and test performance. |
Does the new vaccine prevent infections? | The vaccine does not affect the infection rate. |
Does flossing your teeth affect the number of cavities? | Flossing your teeth has no effect on the number of cavities. |
We reject the null hypothesis when the data provide strong enough evidence to conclude that it is likely incorrect. This often occurs when the p-value (probability of observing the data given the null hypothesis is true) is below a predetermined significance level.
If the collected data does not meet the expectation of the null hypothesis, a researcher can conclude that the data lacks sufficient evidence to back up the null hypothesis, and thus the null hypothesis is rejected.
Rejecting the null hypothesis means that a relationship does exist between a set of variables and the effect is statistically significant ( p > 0.05).
If the data collected from the random sample is not statistically significance , then the null hypothesis will be accepted, and the researchers can conclude that there is no relationship between the variables.
You need to perform a statistical test on your data in order to evaluate how consistent it is with the null hypothesis. A p-value is one statistical measurement used to validate a hypothesis against observed data.
Calculating the p-value is a critical part of null-hypothesis significance testing because it quantifies how strongly the sample data contradicts the null hypothesis.
The level of statistical significance is often expressed as a p -value between 0 and 1. The smaller the p-value, the stronger the evidence that you should reject the null hypothesis.
Usually, a researcher uses a confidence level of 95% or 99% (p-value of 0.05 or 0.01) as general guidelines to decide if you should reject or keep the null.
When your p-value is less than or equal to your significance level, you reject the null hypothesis.
In other words, smaller p-values are taken as stronger evidence against the null hypothesis. Conversely, when the p-value is greater than your significance level, you fail to reject the null hypothesis.
In this case, the sample data provides insufficient data to conclude that the effect exists in the population.
Because you can never know with complete certainty whether there is an effect in the population, your inferences about a population will sometimes be incorrect.
When you incorrectly reject the null hypothesis, it’s called a type I error. When you incorrectly fail to reject it, it’s called a type II error.
The reason we do not say “accept the null” is because we are always assuming the null hypothesis is true and then conducting a study to see if there is evidence against it. And, even if we don’t find evidence against it, a null hypothesis is not accepted.
A lack of evidence only means that you haven’t proven that something exists. It does not prove that something doesn’t exist.
It is risky to conclude that the null hypothesis is true merely because we did not find evidence to reject it. It is always possible that researchers elsewhere have disproved the null hypothesis, so we cannot accept it as true, but instead, we state that we failed to reject the null.
One can either reject the null hypothesis, or fail to reject it, but can never accept it.
We can never prove with 100% certainty that a hypothesis is true; We can only collect evidence that supports a theory. However, testing a hypothesis can set the stage for rejecting or accepting this hypothesis within a certain confidence level.
The null hypothesis is useful because it can tell us whether the results of our study are due to random chance or the manipulation of a variable (with a certain level of confidence).
A null hypothesis is rejected if the measured data is significantly unlikely to have occurred and a null hypothesis is accepted if the observed outcome is consistent with the position held by the null hypothesis.
Rejecting the null hypothesis sets the stage for further experimentation to see if a relationship between two variables exists.
Hypothesis testing is a critical part of the scientific method as it helps decide whether the results of a research study support a particular theory about a given population. Hypothesis testing is a systematic way of backing up researchers’ predictions with statistical analysis.
It helps provide sufficient statistical evidence that either favors or rejects a certain hypothesis about the population parameter.
The null (H0) and alternative (Ha or H1) hypotheses are two competing claims that describe the effect of the independent variable on the dependent variable. They are mutually exclusive, which means that only one of the two hypotheses can be true.
While the null hypothesis states that there is no effect in the population, an alternative hypothesis states that there is statistical significance between two variables.
The goal of hypothesis testing is to make inferences about a population based on a sample. In order to undertake hypothesis testing, you must express your research hypothesis as a null and alternative hypothesis. Both hypotheses are required to cover every possible outcome of the study.
The alternative hypothesis is the complement to the null hypothesis. The null hypothesis states that there is no effect or no relationship between variables, while the alternative hypothesis claims that there is an effect or relationship in the population.
It is the claim that you expect or hope will be true. The null hypothesis and the alternative hypothesis are always mutually exclusive, meaning that only one can be true at a time.
One major problem with the null hypothesis is that researchers typically will assume that accepting the null is a failure of the experiment. However, accepting or rejecting any hypothesis is a positive result. Even if the null is not refuted, the researchers will still learn something new.
We can either reject or fail to reject a null hypothesis, but never accept it. If your test fails to detect an effect, this is not proof that the effect doesn’t exist. It just means that your sample did not have enough evidence to conclude that it exists.
We can’t accept a null hypothesis because a lack of evidence does not prove something that does not exist. Instead, we fail to reject it.
Failing to reject the null indicates that the sample did not provide sufficient enough evidence to conclude that an effect exists.
If the p-value is greater than the significance level, then you fail to reject the null hypothesis.
A hypothesis test can either contain an alternative directional hypothesis or a non-directional alternative hypothesis. A directional hypothesis is one that contains the less than (“<“) or greater than (“>”) sign.
A nondirectional hypothesis contains the not equal sign (“≠”). However, a null hypothesis is neither directional nor non-directional.
A null hypothesis is a prediction that there will be no change, relationship, or difference between two variables.
The directional hypothesis or nondirectional hypothesis would then be considered alternative hypotheses to the null hypothesis.
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Hypothesis is a statement or an assumption that may be true or false. There are six types of hypotheses mainly the Simple hypothesis, Complex hypothesis, Directional hypothesis, Associative hypothesis, and Null hypothesis. Usually, the hypothesis is the start point of any scientific investigation, It gives the right direction to the process of investigation. It avoids the blind search and gives direction to the search. It acts as a compass in the process.
Null hypothesis suggests that there is no relationship between the two variables. Null hypothesis is also exactly the opposite of the alternative hypothesis. Null hypothesis is generally what researchers or scientists try to disprove and if the null hypothesis gets accepted then we have to make changes in our opinion i.e. we have to make changes in our original opinion or statement in order to match null hypothesis. Null hypothesis is represented as H0. If my alternative hypothesis is that 55% of boys in my town are taller than girls then my alternative hypothesis will be that 55% of boys in my town are not taller than girls.
Alternative hypothesis is a method for reaching a conclusion and making inferences and judgements about certain facts or a statement. This is done on the basis of the data which is available. Usually, the statement which we check regarding the null hypothesis is commonly known as the alternative hypothesis. Most of the times alternative hypothesis is exactly the opposite of the null hypothesis. This is what generally researchers or scientists try to approve. Alternative hypothesis is represented as Ha or H1. If my null hypothesis is that 55% of boys in my town are not taller than girls then my alternative hypothesis will be that 55% of boys in my town are taller than girls.
Following is the difference between the null hypothesis and alternate hypothesis:
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1. | In the null hypothesis, there is no relationship between the two variables. | In the alternative hypothesis, there is some relationship between the two variables i.e. They are dependent upon each other. |
2. | Generally, researchers and scientists try to reject or disprove the null hypothesis. | Generally, researchers and scientists try to accept or approve the null hypothesis |
3. | If the null hypothesis is accepted researchers have to make changes in their opinions and statements. | If the alternative hypothesis gets accepted researchers do not have to make changes in their opinions and statements. |
4. | Here no effect can be observed i.e. it does not affect output. | Here effect can be observed i.e. it affects the output. |
5. | Here the testing process is implicit and indirect. | Here the testing process is explicit and direct. |
6. | This hypothesis is denoted by H0. | This hypothesis is denoted by Ha or H1. |
7. | It is generally used when we reject the null hypothesis. | It gets accepted if we fail to reject the null hypothesis. |
8. | In this hypothesis, the p-value is smaller than the significance level. | In this hypothesis, the p-value is greater than the significance level. |
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From the beginning of the most introductory statistics course, the declaration of a null and alternative hypothesis is the "first step" of any good experiment and subsequent analysis. Now that I have been venturing into more complex courses and topics, I see this exercise still being performed. I have always perceived the proposal of the null v. alternative as a teachable example of how to think of a study or experiment rather than a necessity (once you have an understanding of hypothesis testing and experimental design).
Do statisticians consistently propose a null and alternative in practice for all tests they perform? Is this common practice in the field or within a company? Or rather is it a "mental" heuristic when approaching statistical testing?
From my time doing experiments in biological research, we have always had a hypothesis to guide and motivate an experiment, but there was never the clear definition of a null and alternative. Is this an example of lack of scientific rigor?
Sorry for the naiveté of question as I am not a statistician.
Your question starts out as if the statistical null and alternative hypotheses are what you are interested in, but the penultimate sentence makes me think that you might be more interested in the difference between scientific and statistical hypotheses.
Statistical hypotheses can only be those that are expressible within a statistical model. They typically concern values of parameters within the statistical model. Scientific hypotheses almost invariably concern the real world, and they often do not directly translate into the much more limited universe of the chosen statistical model. Few introductory stats books spend any real time considering what constitutes a statistical model (it can be very complicated) and the trivial examples used have scientific hypotheses so simple that the distinction between model and real-world hypotheses is blurry.
I have written an extensive account of hypothesis and significance testing that includes several sections dealing with the distinction between scientific and statistical hypotheses, as well as the dangers that might come from assuming a match between the statistical model and the real-world scientific concerns: A Reckless Guide to P-values
So, to answer your explicit questions:
• No, statisticians do not always use null and alternative hypotheses. Many statistical methods do not require them.
• It is common practice in some disciplines (and maybe some schools of statistics) to specify the null and alternative hypothesis when a hypothesis test is being used. However, you should note that a hypotheses test requires an explicit alternative for the planning stage (e.g. for sample size determination) but once the data are in hand that alternative is no longer relevant. Many times the post-data alternative can be no more than 'not the null'.
• I'm not sure of the mental heuristic thing, but it does seem possible to me that the beginner courses omit so much detail in the service of simplicity that the word 'hypothesis' loses its already vague meaning.
the declaration of a null and alternative hypothesis is the "first step" of any good experiment and subsequent analysis.
Well, you did put quotes around first step, but I'd say the first step in an experiment is figuring out what you want to figure out.
As to "subsequent analysis", it might even be that the subsequent analysis does not involve testing a hypothesis! Maybe you just want to estimate a parameter. Personally, I think tests are overused.
Often, you know in advance that the null is false and you just want to see what is actually going on.
A null hypothesis is not meaningful in every case where statistics are used. It is useful for questions of the type "Do this effect a measurable change on something?"
But if I want to see "how far can I consistently throw a frisbee", there is no null hypothesis. There is still statistics; do a lot of throws, average distances, until I can say with 95% confidence that I can indeed throw the frisbee this far.
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The null hypothesis, H 0 , is an essential part of any research design, and is always tested, even indirectly.
The simplistic definition of the null is as the opposite of the alternative hypothesis , H 1 , although the principle is a little more complex than that.
The null hypothesis (H 0 ) is a hypothesis which the researcher tries to disprove, reject or nullify.
The 'null' often refers to the common view of something, while the alternative hypothesis is what the researcher really thinks is the cause of a phenomenon.
An experiment conclusion always refers to the null, rejecting or accepting H 0 rather than H 1 .
Despite this, many researchers neglect the null hypothesis when testing hypotheses , which is poor practice and can have adverse effects.
A researcher may postulate a hypothesis:
H 1 : Tomato plants exhibit a higher rate of growth when planted in compost rather than in soil.
And a null hypothesis:
H 0 : Tomato plants do not exhibit a higher rate of growth when planted in compost rather than soil.
It is important to carefully select the wording of the null, and ensure that it is as specific as possible. For example, the researcher might postulate a null hypothesis:
H 0 : Tomato plants show no difference in growth rates when planted in compost rather than soil.
There is a major flaw with this H 0 . If the plants actually grow more slowly in compost than in soil, an impasse is reached. H 1 is not supported, but neither is H 0 , because there is a difference in growth rates.
If the null is rejected, with no alternative, the experiment may be invalid. This is the reason why science uses a battery of deductive and inductive processes to ensure that there are no flaws in the hypotheses.
Many scientists neglect the null, assuming that it is merely the opposite of the alternative, but it is good practice to spend a little time creating a sound hypothesis. It is not possible to change any hypothesis retrospectively, including H 0 .
If significance tests generate 95% or 99% likelihood that the results do not fit the null hypothesis, then it is rejected, in favor of the alternative.
Otherwise, the null is accepted. These are the only correct assumptions, and it is incorrect to reject, or accept, H 1 .
Accepting the null hypothesis does not mean that it is true. It is still a hypothesis, and must conform to the principle of falsifiability , in the same way that rejecting the null does not prove the alternative.
The major problem with the H 0 is that many researchers, and reviewers, see accepting the null as a failure of the experiment . This is very poor science, as accepting or rejecting any hypothesis is a positive result.
Even if the null is not refuted, the world of science has learned something new. Strictly speaking, the term ‘failure’, should only apply to errors in the experimental design , or incorrect initial assumptions.
The Flat Earth model was common in ancient times, such as in the civilizations of the Bronze Age or Iron Age. This may be thought of as the null hypothesis, H 0 , at the time.
H 0 : World is Flat
Many of the Ancient Greek philosophers assumed that the sun, moon and other objects in the universe circled around the Earth. Hellenistic astronomy established the spherical shape of the earth around 300 BC.
H 0 : The Geocentric Model: Earth is the centre of the Universe and it is Spherical
Copernicus had an alternative hypothesis , H 1 that the world actually circled around the sun, thus being the center of the universe. Eventually, people got convinced and accepted it as the null, H 0 .
H 0 : The Heliocentric Model: Sun is the centre of the universe
Later someone proposed an alternative hypothesis that the sun itself also circled around the something within the galaxy, thus creating a new H 0 . This is how research works - the H 0 gets closer to the reality each time, even if it isn't correct, it is better than the last H 0 .
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The alternative hypothesis (H a) is the other answer to your research question. It claims that there's an effect in the population. Often, your alternative hypothesis is the same as your research hypothesis. In other words, it's the claim that you expect or hope will be true. The alternative hypothesis is the complement to the null hypothesis.
Alternative Hypothesis. The research hypothesis is often called the alternative or experimental hypothesis in experimental research. It typically suggests a potential relationship between two key variables: the independent variable, which the researcher manipulates, and the dependent variable, which is measured based on those changes.
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H 0 (Null Hypothesis): Population parameter =, ≤, ≥ some value. H A (Alternative Hypothesis): Population parameter <, >, ≠ some value. Note that the null hypothesis always contains the equal sign. We interpret the hypotheses as follows: Null hypothesis: The sample data provides no evidence to support some claim being made by an individual.
These kinds of null hypotheses are the subject of Chapters 8 through 12. The Null hypothesis (H O) is a statement about the comparisons, e.g., between a sample statistic and the population, or between two treatment groups. The former is referred to as a one tailed test whereas the latter is called a two-tailed test.
Here are some examples of the alternative hypothesis: Example 1. A researcher assumes that a bridge's bearing capacity is over 10 tons, the researcher will then develop an hypothesis to support this study. The hypothesis will be: For the null hypothesis H0: µ= 10 tons. For the alternate hypothesis Ha: µ>10 tons.
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Review the research question and identify the null hypothesis. Read the research question. Verify that we have a single sample that addresses a binomial proportion. Identify the value of binomial parameter p when ... Identifying Null And Alternative Hypothesis Worksheet 14 durch anklicken dieser abgerufen werden möglicherweise unterliegen die ...
As I know , a researcher should set a null hypothesis if nothing in the related literature support that the independent variable affects the dependent one, otherwise, the researcher should set an ...
Null Alternative Contains only one variable thereby c/a Univariate hypothesis Typically states the existence, size, form, or distribution of some variable Example First Hypothesis Officers in my organization have higher than average level of commitment (Variable) Research usually use Research Questions rather than Descriptive Hypothesis Eg.
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In the experimental analysis, this research differentiates the performance of the MSE loss and APOP loss based on the stock portfolio risk and returns. Portfolio PO is determined using the CRM model, whereas Portfolio APO is the portfolio obtained by the proposed APOP regression tree model within the prediction and optimization framework.