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by epgui 1166 days ago
It's both, but not really either of these, IMO.

It's more about characterizing and quantifying uncertainty.

And the "null hypothesis" focus in introductory stats is hotly contested, both pedagogically and philosophically. It's not wrong per se, but it can be a bit misleading and it's arguably not the most elegant framework.