be rejected in favor of 什么意思?

Question

-The HOV theorem has been frequently rejected in favor of statistical hypotheses such as a zero correlation.

Answer 1

翻译：HOV定理经常被拒绝，有利于统计假设，如零相关。
be rejected:被拒绝
in favor of:赞成、支持。
望采纳，谢谢。