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0 pointsNewsaHackO5mo ago0 comments

The burden of evidence is on the side of the person making the claim.

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The claim is that they are profitable -- all businesses are unprofitable until proven otherwise. That's the null hypothesis for business profitability. The null hypothesis is what must be disproven with evidence.

NewsaHackOOP5mo ago

That's not the definition of null hypothesis buddy

ImPostingOnHN5mo ago

I am not convinced by your assertion there, friend. Do you, in fact, have evidence they are profitable?

Obviously we cannot assume every business is profitable unless proven unprofitable. That's why reporting and audits exist.

Note that they totally could be! I'm not asserting one or the other. But unprofitable is the default, absent evidence.

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NewsaHackOOP5mo ago

That's not the definition of null hypothesis buddy

ImPostingOnHN5mo ago

I am not convinced by your assertion there, friend. Do you, in fact, have evidence they are profitable?

Obviously we cannot assume every business is profitable unless proven unprofitable. That's why reporting and audits exist.

Note that they totally could be! I'm not asserting one or the other. But unprofitable is the default, absent evidence.

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