(January 21, 2010 at 10:11 am)leo-rcc Wrote:(January 21, 2010 at 10:03 am)FaithvsFact Wrote: leo-rcc just out of interest have you ever had any formal training in the sciences, logic or philosophy? The clumsy way you have phrased that suggests its been a while since you've done undergraduate level mathematics, or you have never had any formal training at university level (unless you learn about the null hypothesis at highschool or some other post-secondary institution). Just curious that's all.
No, your point being? Either argue against my phrasing or stfu.
We studied the null hypothesis as a concept in our undergraduate mathematics units at uni (i'm an engineer) and its usage is primarily to do with studying statistics in the context of a defined experiment. The way you have applied it here shows you do not understand that it has a very specific connotation with studying statistics. Using the null hypothesis in your statement therefore does not make sense. Please state what you really mean to say in language that is your own.
