Hypothesis testing, type I and type II errors

Hypothesis testing is an important activity of empirical research and evidence-based medicine. A well worked up hypothesis is half the answer to the research question. For this, both knowledge of the subject derived from extensive review of the literature and working knowledge of basic statistical concepts are desirable. The present paper discusses the methods of working up a good hypothesis and statistical concepts of hypothesis testing.

• Publication year

  2009

• Venue

  Industrial Psychiatry Journal

• Publication date

  2009-07-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.4103/0972-6748.62274PMID 21180491PMCID 2996198
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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