statistical significance

noun

A measure of how unlikely it is that a result has occurred by chance.

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Meanings

nounstatistical significance (countable and uncountable, plural statistical significances)

plural statistical significances

  1. countableuncountablemathematicsA measure of how unlikely it is that a result has occurred by chance.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 統計顯著性 /统计显著性
  • 統計顯著性 /统计显著性measure of unlikelihood
Finnish tilastollinen merkitsevyys
  • tilastollinen merkitsevyysmeasure of unlikelihood
Polish istotność
  • istotnośćmeasure of unlikelihood
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