Falsifiability & the Method of Contradiction – Foundations of the Null Hypothesis (7-7)

A good theory is falsifiable. Falsifiability means that a theory makes sufficiently precise predictions that – if it was wrong – we could measure it. This does not mean that the theory is false. It means that if the theory was false, we could know. Not all theories are falsifiable. Some theories cannot be demonstrated false, and those theories are not particularly useful.

This video teaches the following concepts and techniques:
Introduction to falsifiability in null hypothesis testing

Link to a Google Drive folder with all of the files that I use in the videos including the Bear Handout and datasets. As I add new files, they will appear here, as well.

Table of Contents:

00:42 - Which Hypothesis?
01:38 - The Method of Contradiction
02:15 - Falsifiable Claims?

[danilzaynullin]

This is an amazing explanation of this problem. I have never understood what falsifiability is. But now I can say that I understood it. Thank you very much for your efforts and for your work!

[staylopictures]

Very well done. Some people just know how to teach.

[kauts]

This is high quality educational content! Many thanks for posting these videos.

[priyadarshanr]

Here is a claim : 2+2 = 4,
there is no way I can prove it False
So does this make the claim not Falsifiable, how can a universal truth be not Falsifiable

can someone please explain ?

[selviskk]

Just by the name alone you know that EP is pseudoscience