alter-native hypothesis

alternative hypothesis

noun
(in the statistical testing of a hypothesis) the hypothesis to be accepted if the null hypothesis is rejected.
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alternative hypothesis
 
n
statistics hypothesis testing Compare null hypothesis the hypothesis that given data do not conform with a given null hypothesis: the null hypothesis is accepted only if its probability exceeds a predetermined significance level

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Alter-native hypothesis is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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