METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS
DECISION MAKING WITH HYPOTHESIS TESTING
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Question
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Which hypothesis is generally formulated to look for evidence to support a claim called a research hypothesis?
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statistical hypothesis
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null hypothesis
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alternative hypothesis
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The test of significance is designed to assess the strength of the evidence against the null hypothesis. Usually, the null hypothesis is a statement of ‘no effect’ or ‘no difference’.” Null hypothesis is often denoted as H0. The statement that is being tested against the null hypothesis is the alternative hypothesis.
Detailed explanation-2: -It is called the research hypothesis because the process of statistical inference seeks evidence to support this hypothesis.
Detailed explanation-3: -The alternative hypothesis is the claim to be tested, the opposite of the null hypothesis. It contains the value of the parameter that we consider plausible and is denoted as H1 .
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