significance level

noun

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Although, power, effect size, significance level, etc. Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 9 June 2017 On neither of these measures did paroxetine work better than placebo at the p=0.05 significance level. Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 20 Jan. 2011

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First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of significance level was in 1947

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“Significance level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/significance%20level. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.

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