Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

statistically significant

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English

Syllables: sta-tis-ti-cal-ly sig-nif-i-cant
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

8

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a p-value of 0.05 or less (having a probability of 5% or less of occurring by random chance)

adj

Pertaining to statistical significance

adj

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see statistically, significant.

Example Sentences

"Data were tested for equiproportionality and Chi-square test associated p-value is reported when the difference is statistically significant."

Etymology

(regarding p-values): Coined by Sir Ronald Aylmer Fisher

Inflected Forms

more statistically significant (comparative) most statistically significant (superlative)

Phrases

statistical significance two sigma 2 sigma 2σ (1-in-20) three sigma 3 sigma 3σ (99.7% good or 0.003 bad) five sigma

Frequently Paired Words

statistical significance statistical significant two sigma 2 sigma 2σ (1-in-20) three sigma 3 sigma

Questions

What does statistically significant mean?: Having a p-value of 0.05 or less (having a probability of 5% or less of occurring by random chance)
Where does statistically significant come from?: (regarding p-values): Coined by Sir Ronald Aylmer Fisher

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