Null hypotheses

1. There is no correlation between gender and fingering preferences.
2. There is no correlation between hand size and fingering preferences.
3. There is no correlation between scale fingering preferences and fingering preferences of non-scale musical fragments.
4. There is no correlation between fingerings of one Parncutt fragment and another.
5. Editorial fingering suggestions have no effect on fingering preferences.
6. There is no correlation between fingering preferences and Hanon practice.
7. There is no correlation between fingering preferences and technical study practice.
8. There is no correlation between the age of the pianist and fingering preferences.
9. There is no correlation between average pivot count in subject fingerings and fingering "difficulty" (variability).
10. There is no correlation between pitch span within a fragment and fingering "difficulty" (variability).