AlternativeHypothesis.java

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package org.apache.commons.statistics.inference;

/**
 * Represents an alternative hypothesis for a hypothesis test.
 *
 * @see <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_hypothesis">Alternative hypothesis (Wikipedia)</a>
 * @since 1.1
 */
public enum AlternativeHypothesis {
    /**
     * Represents a two-sided test.
     * <ul>
     * <li>Null hypothesis (H<sub>0</sub>): {@code p = p0}
     * <li>Alternative hypothesis (H<sub>1</sub>): {@code p != p0}
     * </ul>
     */
    TWO_SIDED,

    /**
     * Represents a right-sided test.
     * <ul>
     * <li>Null hypothesis (H<sub>0</sub>): {@code p <= p0}
     * <li>Alternative hypothesis (H<sub>1</sub>): {@code p > p0}
     * </ul>
     */
    GREATER_THAN,

    /**
     * Represents a left-sided test.
     * <ul>
     * <li>Null hypothesis (H<sub>0</sub>): {@code p >= p0}
     * <li>Alternative hypothesis (H<sub>1</sub>): {@code p < p0}
     * </ul>
     */
    LESS_THAN
}