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  2. Alternative hypothesis - Wikipedia

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    The alternative hypothesis and null hypothesis are types of conjectures used in statistical tests, which are formal methods of reaching conclusions or making judgments on the basis of data. In statistical hypothesis testing, the null hypothesis and alternative hypothesis are two mutually exclusive statements.

  3. Alternative tourism - Wikipedia

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    Alternative tourism. Alternative tourism combines tourist products or individual tourist services, different from mass tourism by means of supply, organization and the human resources involved. [citation needed] Other examples of different terms include "intelligent" or "motivated tourism." In addition, "anti-tourism" or "participative tourism ...

  4. Child care - Wikipedia

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    A daycare in Nigeria. Childcare, otherwise known as day care, is the care and supervision of a child or multiple children at a time, whose ages range from two weeks of age to 18 years. Although most parents spend a significant amount of time caring for their child (ren), childcare typically refers to the care provided by caregivers that are not ...

  5. Alternative veterinary medicine - Wikipedia

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    e. Alternative veterinary medicine is the use of alternative medicine in the treatment of animals. Types alternative therapies used for veterinary treatments may include, but are not limited to, acupuncture, herbal medicine, homeopathy, ethnomedicine and chiropractic. The term includes many treatments that do not have enough evidence to support ...

  6. Affordable Care Act - Wikipedia

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    The Affordable Care Act ( ACA ), formally known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( PPACA) and colloquially as Obamacare, is a landmark U.S. federal statute enacted by the 111th United States Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010.

  7. Accountable care organization - Wikipedia

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    An accountable care organization (ACO) is a healthcare organization that ties provider reimbursements to quality metrics and reductions in the cost of care. ACOs in the United States are formed from a group of coordinated health-care practitioners. They use alternative payment models, normally, capitation. The organization is accountable to ...

  8. Allopathic medicine - Wikipedia

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    Allopathic medicine. Allopathic medicine, or allopathy, is an archaic and derogatory label originally used by 19th-century homeopaths to describe heroic medicine, the precursor of modern evidence-based medicine. [1] [2] There are regional variations in usage of the term. In the United States, the term is sometimes used to contrast with ...

  9. Health care rationing - Wikipedia

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    Healthcare rationing in the United States of America is largely accomplished through market forces, though major government programs include Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans Affairs, and the Indian Health Service. Most Americans have private health insurance, and non-emergency health care rationing decisions are made based on what the insurance ...