hypothesis testing

noun

1. statistics the theory, methods, and practice of testing a hypothesis concerning the parameters of a population distribution (the null hypothesis ) against another (the alternative hypothesis ) which will be accepted only if its probability exceeds a predetermined significance level, generally on the basis of statistics derived from random sampling from the given population Compare statistical inference

Example Sentences

The process of scientific discovery is a complicated story involving data collection, hypothesis testing, hypothesis falsification, hypothesis revision, further testing and brilliant but fallible humans doing all that work.

From New York Times

That concern—that preregistration could stifle the creative exploration of data that leads to more robust hypothesis testing—recently led the National Institutes of Health to steer clear of requiring preregistration in NIH-funded animal research.

From Science Magazine

Ours is only one of many possible ideas for experiments and hypothesis testing that could be done during lockdown within the limits of our balconies, gardens or even kitchens.

From Nature

I don’t think it should even be considered a science, because science has hypothesis testing and it has a well-defined concept of what is means to have evidence.

From Slate

We absolutely need better methods for hypothesis testing, and these are already being incorporated into how scientists are trained and how science is done.

From Nature