Statistical Hypothesis Testing

Statistical hypothesis testing

What is a hypothesis?

A hypothesis is a testable statement, which is tested using some investigation or experimentation. We make specific assumptions about the dataset which is called the hypothesis and they are further accepted or rejected using some methods.

Hypothesis testing

Hypothesis testing is a statistical analysis that uses sample data to assess two mutually exclusive theories about the properties of a population. We make a hypothesis about the dataset at hand and ask different questions. Hypothesis testing helps us to find the likelihood of answers to those questions that we ask.

These methods produce output which helps us to further accept or reject the assumption made about the ...