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A statement (assumption) concerning the membership of a distribution function (probability density) of a random variable in a certain set of distribution functions containing more than one element. See Statistical hypotheses, verification of; Simple hypothesis.

References

[1] H. Cramér, "Mathematical methods of statistics" , Princeton Univ. Press (1946)
How to Cite This Entry:
Composite hypothesis. M.S. Nikulin (originator), Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Composite_hypothesis&oldid=11975
This text originally appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098