"rejection region" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rejection regions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rejection region (plural rejection regions)
  1. (statistics) A range of test values for which the null hypothesis is rejected. Categories (topical): Statistics
    Sense id: en-rejection_region-en-noun-NMuyvMzn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics

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