Hypothesis Testing and The Null Hypothesis, Clearly Explained!!!

One of the most basic concepts in statistics is hypothesis testing and something called The Null Hypothesis. This video breaks these concepts down into easy to understand pieces so that you can understand their motivation and their uses. By the time you're done with this video, Hypothesis Testing and the Null Hypothesis will be Clearly Explained!!!

NOTE: If you'd like to learn about The Alternative Hypothesis, check out...
   • Alternative Hypotheses: Main Ideas!!!  

And if you'd like to learn about p-values, check out...
p-values: What they are and how to interpret them:    • p-values: What they are and how to in...  
How to Calculate p-values:    • How to calculate p-values  

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0:00 Awesome song and introduction
0:22 Background
2:32 First hypothesis
4:09 Rejecting a hypothesis
4:40 Second hypothesis
7:14 Failing to reject a hypothesis
8:21 Rejecting vs Failing to Reject
9:01 Motivation for the Null Hypothesis
9:51 The Null Hypothesis
13:44 The next steps

Correction:
7:49 I meant to say Drug C instead of Drug A.

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