De alternatieve hypothese



Example: De alternatieve hypothese wordt getest naast de nulhypothese.

Definition


"De alternatieve hypothese" refers to a statement in research that proposes a difference or effect, which is tested against the null hypothesis to determine if there is significant evidence to support it in a study or experiment.

Etymology


The phrase "de alternatieve hypothese" comes from Dutch, where 'alternatieve' means alternative or different, and 'hypothese' derives from the Greek word 'hypothesis,' meaning a supposition or proposed explanation. Did you know? The term 'hypothesis' was first used in scientific contexts during the Renaissance to describe a testable idea.

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"De alternatieve hypothese" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - Research - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 108 commonly used words.
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