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Null distribution

Written by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025

Definition

The probability distribution of the test statistic under the assumption that the null hypothesis is true, which can be either a randomization distribution or a theoretical distribution such as the normal distribution.

AP course connection

Topic 6.5: 6.5 Interpreting p-Values

Unit 6

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