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0 pointsIshKebab2y ago0 comments

It's a just-so story. The null hypothesis is that it's not true.

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sfink2y ago

That is the definition of null hypothesis, yes.

Not to be blunt, but you might get a closer shave with Occam's Razor.

The null hypothesis isn't "it's not true" it's "what's has the highest prior probability?".

If my wife said "I'm going to the shops" I wouldn't assume she was lying until proven otherwise.

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sfink2y ago

That is the definition of null hypothesis, yes.

Not to be blunt, but you might get a closer shave with Occam's Razor.

The null hypothesis isn't "it's not true" it's "what's has the highest prior probability?".

If my wife said "I'm going to the shops" I wouldn't assume she was lying until proven otherwise.

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