Abusing the Null Hypothesis

There are few mathematical concepts, that are regularly used as the null hypothesis, and yet so heavily abused as well.

Daniel Goldman
Nov 5 · 5 min read
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The “null hypothesis” is a component of a statistical tool called “hypothesis testing.” Data scientists and statisticians use it all the time, as do scientists in general. It’s an important tool for testing theories and…

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