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significance level

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables
sig-nif-i-cance lev-el
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A measure of how likely it is to draw a false conclusion in a statistical test, when the results are really just random variations.

noun

The probability, usually expressed as a percentage, of making a decision to reject the null hypothesis when the null hypothesis is actually true; the probability of making a type I error.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see significance, level.

Inflected Forms

significance levels (plural)

Questions

What does significance level mean?
A measure of how likely it is to draw a false conclusion in a statistical test, when the results are really just random variations.

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