English Explanatory Dictionary

Bonferroni correction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

Bonferroni correction Bonferroni corrections

Etymology

Named after Carlo Emilio Bonferroni.

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