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null hypothesis

null hypothesis A null hypothesis is the statement examined in significance testing, usually proposing that a value is zero or that there is no difference between groups or parameters.

A null hypothesis is the statement examined in significance testing, usually proposing that a value is zero or that there is no difference between groups or parameters. Studies are commonly set up to see whether this hypothesis can be rejected.