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* In [[w:statistical inference|statistical inference]] of observed data of a [[w:scientific experiment|scientific experiment]], the '''[[w:null hypothesis|null hypothesis]]''' refers to a general or default position: that there is no relationship between two measured phenomena. ( Wikipedia ) | * In [[w:statistical inference|statistical inference]] of observed data of a [[w:scientific experiment|scientific experiment]], the '''[[w:null hypothesis|null hypothesis]]''' refers to a general or default position: that there is no relationship between two measured phenomena. ( Wikipedia ) | ||
* A '''[[w:statistical hypothesis testing|statistical hypothesis test]]''' is a method of statistical inference using data from a [[w:scientific method|scientific study]]. In [[w:statistics|statistics]], a result is called [[w:statistically significant|statistically significant]] if it has been predicted as unlikely to have occurred by [[w:Luck|chance]] alone, according to a pre-determined threshold probability, the significance level. ( Wikipedia ) | |||