Chapter 2. Hypotheses: The Why of Your Research

  1. Phillip I. Good1,
  2. James W. Hardin2

Published Online: 8 AUG 2003

DOI: 10.1002/0471463760.ch2

Book Title

Common Errors in Statistics (and How to Avoid Them)

Common Errors in Statistics (and How to Avoid Them)

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How to Cite

Good, P. I. and Hardin, J. W. (2003) Hypotheses: The Why of Your Research, in Common Errors in Statistics (and How to Avoid Them), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/0471463760.ch2

Author Information

  1. 1

    Huntington Beach, CA, USA

  2. 2

    College Station, TX, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 8 AUG 2003
  2. Published Print: 11 JUL 2003

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780471460688

Online ISBN: 9780471463764

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Keywords:

  • research;
  • prescription;
  • null hypothesis;
  • Neyman–Pearson theory;
  • deduction;
  • induction;
  • losses;
  • decisions

Summary

In this chapter we review how to formulate a hypothesis that is testable by statistical means, the appropriate use of the null hypothesis, Neyman–Pearson theory, the two types of error, and the more general theory of decisions and losses.

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