z-test

noun

Any statistical test for which the distribution of the test statistic under the null hypothesis can be approximated by a normal distribution.

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Meanings

nounz-test (plural z-tests)

plural z-tests

  1. mathematicsAny statistical test for which the distribution of the test statistic under the null hypothesis can be approximated by a normal distribution.
  2. computer graphicsA comparison to determine which object should be at the front of the z-buffer.

Translations

Finnish z-testi, Z-testi
  • z-testistatistics
  • Z-testicomputer graphics
German z-Test, z-Test
  • z-Teststatistics
  • z-Testcomputer graphics
Polish test Z, test Z
  • test Zstatistics
  • test Zcomputer graphics
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APA

z-test. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/z-test

MLA

“z-test.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/z-test. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “z-test,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/z-test.

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