English Explanatory Dictionary

statistically significant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having a p-value of 0.05 or less (having a probability of 5% or less of occurring by random chance)
  2. Pertaining to statistical significance
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see statistically, significant.

Word forms

statistically significant more statistically significant most statistically significant

Etymology

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

Related words

statistical significance statistical significant two sigma 2 sigma 2σ (1-in-20) three sigma 3 sigma 3σ (99.7% good or 0.003 bad) five sigma 5 sigma 5σ (1-in-a-million; the ) six sigma 6 sigma 6σ (1-in-a-half-billion)
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