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Null and Alternative Hypotheses

By: Lisa S. Wolff
In: Encyclopedia of Epidemiology
Edited by: Sarah Boslaugh

Stating null and alternative hypotheses has become one of the basic cornerstones of conducting epidemiological research. A hypothesis is typically defined as a tentative proposal or statement that explains certain observations or facts and is testable by further investigation. ...

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  Wolff, L. (2008). Null and alternative hypotheses. In S. Boslaugh (Ed.), Encyclopedia of epidemiology (pp. 749-750). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412953948.n324
  
  Wolff, Lisa S. "Null and Alternative Hypotheses." In Encyclopedia of Epidemiology, edited by Boslaugh, Sarah, 749-50. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412953948.n324.
  
  Wolff, L. 2008. Null and Alternative Hypotheses. In: Sarah Boslaugh Editor, 2008. Encyclopedia of Epidemiology, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 749-750 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412953948.n324> [Accessed 25 Jun 2022].
  
  Wolff, Lisa S. "Null and Alternative Hypotheses." Encyclopedia of Epidemiology. Edited by Sarah Boslaugh. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008, pp. 749-50. SAGE Research Methods. 25 Jun 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412953948.n324.
  
  Wolff, Lisa S. (2008). Null and alternative hypotheses In: Boslaugh, Sarah (Ed.),Null and alternative hypotheses Encyclopedia of epidemiology Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.; 2008:749-750. doi:10.4135/9781412953948.n324
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