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Hypothesis
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An assumption or theory.

During a criminal trial, a hypothesis is a theory set forth by either the prosecution or the defense for the purpose of explaining the facts in evidence. It also serves to set up a ground for an inference of guilt or innocence, or a showing of the most probable motive for a criminal offense.
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To avoid rejecting a true null hypothesis or accepting a false one, the alpha value was set at.
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The null hypothesis for the study was that service-learning students would not have higher scores on an achievement test than non-service learning students.
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Specifically, it includes chapters on probabilistic modeling with Bayesian networks; null hypothesis testing; exogeneity; objectivity in science and structural equation modeling; and causal inference.
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