Die Nullhypothese
Example: Die Nullhypothese wird in der Forschung oft getestet.
Definition
"Die Nullhypothese" refers to a default assumption in research that there is no effect or no difference between groups or variables. It is commonly tested to determine if evidence supports rejecting this assumption in favor of an alternative hypothesis.
Etymology
The term "die Nullhypothese" comes from German, where 'Null' means zero or none, and 'Hypothese' means hypothesis. It literally means 'zero hypothesis,' indicating a baseline assumption of no effect or relationship, which researchers aim to test against observed data.
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"Die Nullhypothese" appears in the Vocaplus list "German - Research - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 108 commonly used words.
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