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Q: When you accept the Null Hypothesis you are certain that the Null Hypothesis is correct?
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What does the researcher hope to do with the null hypothesis (the opposite of the research hypothesis)?

Be able to reject the null hypothesis and accept the research hypothesis


When you reject the Null Hypothesis that means that the Null Hypothesis cannot be correct?

No. Rejecting the Null Hypothesis means that there is a high degree of probability that it is not correct. This degree of probability is the critical level that you choose for the test statistic. However, there is still a small probability that the null hypothesis was correct.


Would I accept or reject the null hypothesis if the probability of the obtained statistic is 0.001 and alpha is 0.05?

You should reject the null hypothesis.


Is the null hypothesis considered correct until proven otherwise?

No. The null hypothesis is not considered correct. It is an assumption, and hypothesis testing is a consistent meand of determining whether the data is sufficiently strong to say that it may be untrue. The data either supports the alternative hypothesis or it fails to reject it. See examples in links. Also note this quote from Wikipedia: "Statistical hypothesis testing is used to make a decision about whether the data contradicts the null hypothesis: this is called significance testing. A null hypothesis is never proven by such methods, as the absence of evidence against the null hypothesis does not establish it."


Explain what is meant by null hypothesis?

The null hypothesis is an hypothesis about some population parameter. The goal of hypothesis testing is to check the viability of the null hypothesis in the light of experimental data. Based on the data, the null hypothesis either will or will not be rejected as a viable possibility.

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What does the researcher hope to do with null hypothesis the opposite of the research hypothesis?

Be able to reject the null hypothesis and accept the research hypothesis


What does the researcher hope to do with the null hypothesis (the opposite of the research hypothesis)?

Be able to reject the null hypothesis and accept the research hypothesis


What does the researcher hope to do with the null hypothesis (the opposite of the research hypothesis)?

Be able to reject the null hypothesis and accept the research hypothesis


When you reject the Null Hypothesis that means that the Null Hypothesis cannot be correct?

No. Rejecting the Null Hypothesis means that there is a high degree of probability that it is not correct. This degree of probability is the critical level that you choose for the test statistic. However, there is still a small probability that the null hypothesis was correct.


What causes hypothesis to be rejected?

We have two types of hypothesis i.e., Null Hypothesis and Alternative Hypothesis. we take null hypothesis as the same statement given in the problem. Alternative hypothesis is the statement that is complementary to null hypothesis. When our calculated value is less than the tabulated value, we accept null hypothesis otherwise we reject null hypothesis.


Would I accept or reject the null hypothesis if the probability of the obtained statistic is 0.001 and alpha is 0.05?

You should reject the null hypothesis.


When do you accept a hypothesis?

You accept an alternative hypothesis when the p-value is greater than the sample a for a confidence level of 95%. The null hypothesis cannot be accepted.


Can you accept and reject the null Hypothesis Why or why not?

Some people say you can either accept the null hypothesis or reject it. However, there are statisticians that insist you can either reject it or fail to reject it, but you can't accept it because then you're saying it's true. If you fail to reject it, you're only claiming that the data wasn't strong enough to convince you to choose the alternative hypothesis over the null hypothesis.


In what cases one can state the null hypotheses true?

There is no truth in science. Truth is only meaningful in math, philosophy, religion and logic. A hypothesis can never be true. You either accept or reject a hypothesis. You accept the null hypothesis if you fail to reject it.


Is the correct definition of Power of a test (Note Ho null hypothesis Ha alternative hypothesis)?

No, that is not the correct definition.


What is test statistic?

This is used in statistic to know whether to accept or reject a null hypothesis or alternative hypothesis


Difference between acceptance and rejection region?

Some researchers say that a hypothesis test can have one of two outcomes: you accept the null hypothesis or you reject the null hypothesis. Many statisticians, however, take issue with the notion of "accepting the null hypothesis." Instead, they say: you reject the null hypothesis or you fail to reject the null hypothesis. Why the distinction between "acceptance" and "failure to reject?" Acceptance implies that the null hypothesis is true. Failure to reject implies that the data are not sufficiently persuasive for us to prefer the alternative hypothesis over the null hypothesis.