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significance level

sig·nif·i·cance lev·el
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sig-nif-i-kuh ns lev-uh l]
    • /sɪgˈnɪf ɪ kəns ˈlɛv əl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sig-nif-i-kuh ns lev-uh l]
    • /sɪgˈnɪf ɪ kəns ˈlɛv əl/

Definition of significance level words

  • noun significance level (in the statistical test of a hypothesis) the maximum probability of a Type I error for all distributions consistent with the null hypothesis. 1

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Origin of significance level

First appearance:

before 1945
One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50

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Parts of speech for Significance level

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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significance level popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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