Here is a simple example: A school principal reports that students in their school score an average of 7 out of 10 in exams. To test this “hypothesis,” we record marks of say 30 students ...

A hypothesis based on years of business research in a particular area, then, helps you focus, define and appropriately direct your research. You won't go on a wild goose chase to prove or disprove it.

During his Ph.D. research, mathematician Tyron Lardy worked on a new approach to hypothesis testing. Instead of the traditional p-value, he uses so-called e-values. These turn out to be more ...

The ‘active grandparent hypothesis’: New research explores how we’ve evolved to move more and live longer. ... for example, and progesterone, which increases your risk of cancer.

Take another example: The annual return of a particular mutual fund is claimed to be 8%. Assume that the mutual fund has been in existence for 20 years. The null hypothesis is that the mean return ...