The hypothesis that an effect or relationship does not exist (or exists in the opposite direction of the alternative hypothesis) in the population is the ______.
A) alternative hypothesis
B) statistical hypothesis
C) null hypothesis
D) critical region

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The null hypothesis is the hypothesis that states that there is no significant difference between specified populations, any observed difference being due to sampling or experimental error. It is the opposite of the alternative hypothesis and is used as a starting point for statistical testing.

The Hypothesis That an Effect or Relationship Does Not Exist