In Reply to: Re: An attempt to explain posted by Phil Tower on November 16, 2002 at 06:29:55:
I think we can agree that we are talking about testing the hypothesis that cables do affect sound. So a test of this hypothesis can be valid, regardless of the outcome of the test. Agreed so far?Repeated positive results that show cables can sound different are required to validate the hypothesis. If there are repeated negative results, however, it does not invalidate the hypothesis.
Therefore, the two possible outcomes of hypothesis testing, the positive or the negative, carry a different weight when applied to supporting the hypothesis. And of course, any result which is applied to the hypothesis must be from a valid test.
Clear as mud, huh?
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- Re: An attempt to explain - Monstrous Mike 08:06:10 11/18/02 (1)
- Re: An attempt to explain - Phil Tower 10:21:39 11/18/02 (0)