(in the statistical testing of a hypothesis) the hypothesis to be accepted if the null hypothesis is rejected.
An alternative hypothesis was suggested to me years ago by a veteran China-watcher.
China’s Clever ‘Anti-Corruption’ Campaign David Frum December 25, 2012
Podmore thinks them to have been unduly suggestible and offers hallucinations as an alternative hypothesis.
Modern Religious Cults and Movements Gaius Glenn Atkins
Then we proposed an alternative hypothesis, logically simpler, though more difficult from the moral point of view.
God and Mr. Wells William Archer
An alternative hypothesis is given by the idea of complex ions.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 Various
Ashley points out the difficulties involved in this theory, and suggests an alternative hypothesis.
Education in England in the Middle Ages Albert William Parry
No alternative hypothesis prevails, mere desultory criticism of the internal intricacies being quite inadequate.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 4 Various
(statistics) the hypothesis that given data do not conform with a given null hypothesis: the null hypothesis is accepted only if its probability exceeds a predetermined significance level Compare hypothesis testing, null hypothesis
- Alternative medicine
healthcare and treatment practices, including traditional Chinese medicine, chiropractic, folk medicine, and naturopathy, that minimize or eschew the use of surgery and drugs. Contemporary Examples Even Deepak Chopra, the alternative medicine and spiritual guru, preaches a dietless diet. The No-Diet Diet May Be the Key to Avoiding the Holiday Belt Bulge Erin Geiger Smith November […]
- Alternative question
a question that offers the listener a choice of two or more alternatives and is characterized by rising intonation on each alternative except for the final one, which has falling intonation, as Would you like coffee, tea, or soda?
- Alternative school
any public or private school having a special curriculum, especially an elementary or secondary school offering a more flexible program of study than a traditional school. Contemporary Examples When I was in college, I taught for a year and a half at an alternative school with behavioral-disability kids. Friday Night’s Bright Light Miriam Datskovsky March […]
- Alternative society
a society or social group that espouses values different from those of the established social order.