"Bonferroni correction" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Bonferroni corrections [plural]
Etymology: Named after Carlo Emilio Bonferroni. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Bonferroni correction (countable and uncountable, plural Bonferroni corrections)
  1. (statistics) 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. Wikipedia link: Carlo Emilio Bonferroni Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Bonferroni_correction-en-noun-uxdEm~W0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Statistics Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics

Inflected forms

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