L'hypothèse nulle
Example: L'hypothèse nulle est testée pour valider les résultats.
Definition
"L'hypothèse nulle" refers to a statistical hypothesis that assumes no effect or no difference between groups or variables. It is tested to determine whether observed data can be attributed to chance, serving as a baseline for validating experimental results.
Etymology
The term "l'hypothèse nulle" comes from French, combining "hypothèse" meaning hypothesis, and "nulle" meaning null or zero. It originated in the field of statistics to describe the default assumption that there is no relationship or effect, which is then tested against alternative hypotheses.
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"L'hypothèse nulle" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - Research - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 108 commonly used words.
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