Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bonferroni correction

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables: bon-fer-roni -cor-rec-tion
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A method of counteracting the multiple comparisons problem, and thus reducing the risk of type I error, by testing each individual hypothesis at a particular significance level.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Named after Carlo Emilio Bonferroni.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Bonferroni corrections (plural)

Questions

What does bonferroni correction mean?: A method of counteracting the multiple comparisons problem, and thus reducing the risk of type I error, by testing each individual hypothesis at a particular significance level.
Where does bonferroni correction come from?: Named after Carlo Emilio Bonferroni.

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