"significance level" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: significance levels [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} significance level (plural significance levels)
  1. (statistics) A measure of how likely it is to draw a false conclusion in a statistical test, when the results are really just random variations. Categories (topical): Statistics
    Sense id: en-significance_level-en-noun-2AcIkqvG Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics
  2. (statistics) 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. Categories (topical): Statistics
    Sense id: en-significance_level-en-noun-Hn1OURVN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 71 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 82 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 77 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 74 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 22 68 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 19 72 9 Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see significance, level.
    Sense id: en-significance_level-en-noun-SDqXdoV5

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