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critical region

[ krit-i-kuhl ree-juhn ]
/ ˈkrɪt ɪ kəl ˈri dʒən /

noun Statistics.

the rejection region for the null hypothesis in the testing of a hypothesis: The appropriate selection of a critical region is a fundamental problem in the development of permutation tests.

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Origin of critical region

First recorded in 1950–55

Words nearby critical region

critical path analysis, critical period, critical point, critical pressure, critical ratio, critical region, critical state, critical temperature, critical thinking, critical value, critical volume
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British Dictionary definitions for critical region

critical region

noun

that part of a statistical distribution in which the probability of a given hypothesis is less than the chosen significance level, so that the hypothesis would be rejected
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