"z-test" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: z-tests [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=z-test}} z-test (plural z-tests)
  1. (statistics) Any statistical test for which the distribution of the test statistic under the null hypothesis can be approximated by a normal distribution. Categories (topical): Statistics Translations (statistics): z-testi (Finnish), z-Test [masculine] (German), test Z [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-z-test-en-noun-KZGP-d6Q Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics Disambiguation of 'statistics': 75 25
  2. (computer graphics) A comparison to determine which object should be at the front of the z-buffer. Categories (topical): Computer graphics Translations (computer graphics): Z-testi (Finnish), z-Test [masculine] (German), test Z [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-z-test-en-noun-snYfQHqx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 27 73 Topics: computer-graphics, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'computer graphics': 17 83

Inflected forms

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