Hypothesis testing: how do you call the variable that is being hypothesized about?

Deon Moran

Deon Moran

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2022-10-29

Hypothesis testing: how do you call the variable that is being hypothesized about?

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Lintynx

Lintynx

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It is usually a "population parameter" that you are testing. However, if you are performing a nonparametric hypothesis test, then its more appropriately, and perhaps most generally, called a "population statistic", as this term will apply to any underlying distribution.

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