alternative hypothesis

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noun

(in the statistical testing of a hypothesis) the hypothesis to be accepted if the null hypothesis is rejected.

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How to use alternative hypothesis in a sentence

Whatever the FBI says, the truthers will create alternative hypotheses that try to challenge the ‘official story.’
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It reminded me a bit of an alternative take on The Wolf of Wall Street—through the Toni and Candace lens.
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Already, 10 Republicans have declared they will vote for an alternative candidate and more seemed poised to join.
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No longer does it constitute a reliable, middle class-based alternative to the corporatist mindset of the Republicans.
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Though researchers have struggled to understand exactly what contributes to this gender difference, Dr. Rohan has one hypothesis.
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And remember it is by our hypothesis the best possible form and arrangement of that lesson.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
"I will," gruffly replied the man, with a look which showed that he was sorry to be forced to choose the second alternative.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
He had no alternative; he had as large interests in England as in Scotland, and armed opposition was out of the question.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
Mr. Balfour, being an abstemious man, would not submit to the latter alternative, but consented to tell a story.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
Comyn chose the latter alternative; and the agreement was guaranteed by oaths and embodied in indentures duly sealed.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison

British Dictionary definitions for alternative hypothesis

alternative hypothesis

noun

statistics the hypothesis that given data do not conform with a given null hypothesis: the null hypothesis is accepted only if its probability exceeds a predetermined significance levelCompare hypothesis testing, null hypothesis

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