"As a matter of fact, I suppose that most working scientists earning their daily crust haven't got much time for the null hypothesis. Hopefully, their training may have provided them with some insight..."

So why do you think I added that last bit, DMcG and Stu? When you drive your car, are you running over all that stuff in your head about matching revs and coordinating accelerator and clutch that you were told when you were learning to drive every time you change gear? Or have you not got much time for it?

By the way, a quick way of losing friends on a forum is to make unsupportable accusations that someone is posting under the influence of alcohol.