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Potential NHST style argument (based on Pollard and Richardson, 1987).
| H0 | Harold is American |
|---|---|
| H1 | Harold is not American |
| Model for H0 | If Harold is American (H0), than he is most probably not a member of congress. |
| data | Harold is a member of congress. |
| pr(data or more extreme data|H0) | Very low |
| Inference | Because pr(data or more extreme data|H0) is very low, we reject H0 and accept H1 and conclude: Harold is most probably not American. |
