Comparison of Hypothesis Testing and the Legal System

Please explain how hypothesis testingis related/compared to our legal system.

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To understand how hypothesis testing is like the legal system, lets first discuss a few key points about hypothesis testing.

Hypothesis testing always involves two hypotheses. One is called the null hypothesis (or Ho) and the other is called the alternative hypothesis (or Ha). The null hypothesis always states that there is no significant difference when comparing groups or that there is no relationship between two variables. On the other hand, the alternative hypothesis states that …

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