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Null Hypothesis (Chainsaw)

September 3, 2024From the book Math for English Majors

One neighbor is sure the woman with a chainsaw in her garage is a serial killer. The other sticks with the null hypothesis: she's a regular person with a chainsaw.

Transcript

"Look at that! I'm telling you, she's a serial killer!" "I'm sticking with the null hypothesis that she's a regular person with a chainsaw in her garage."

Content note: Mentions a serial killer (joking).

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2024-09-03-null-hypothesis/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Topics
Statistics › Hypothesis Testing
Level
High SchoolAP Statistics
Themes
Everyday Life