significance level (English, noun)
expansion: significance level (plural significance levels)
Senses:
topics: mathematics
sciences
statistics
glosses: A measure of how likely it is to draw a false conclusion in a statistical test, when the results are really just random variations.
topics: mathematics
sciences
statistics
glosses: 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.
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see significance, level.
Forms:
form: significance levels
tags: plural