There are two possible outcomes of hypothesis testing:
| Reject H0 in favour of H1 | Suggests that the alternative hypothesis may be true (but it does not prove it) |
| Do not reject H0 | Suggests that there is not sufficient evidence against H0 in favour of H1 (but it does not prove that the null hypothesis is true) |
| Note We are never able to decide from hypothesis testing that we should reject or accept H1. However, rejecting H0 may lead us to suggest that H1 might be accepted. |