critical region

[ krit-i-kuhl ree-juhn ]

/ ˈkrɪt ɪ kəl ˈri dʒən /

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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 period, critical point, critical pressure, critical race theory, critical ratio, critical region, critical state, critical temperature, critical thinking, critical value, critical volume

How to use critical region in a sentence

The Cold War needed allies in critical regions of the world, and too many Americans turned a blind eye to the shah’s misdeeds.
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And that may well be what is happening in the Barnett Shale region around, yes, Dallas and Irving.
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Dossi initially was listed in critical condition with wounds to his arm and lower back.
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Instead, spa hotels filled up with over 30,000 refugees from the war-troubled Donbas region of eastern Ukraine.
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In doing so he exposed the failure of other airlines in the region to see the huge pent-up demand for cheap travel.
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The region is marketed for visitors as “Aryan Valley,” and many citizens have taken to tacking on “Aryan” to their last names.
The Himalayas’ Hidden Aryans|Nina Strochlic|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Within the past thirty years civilization has rapidly taken possession of this lovely region.
Among the Sioux|R. J. Creswell
Nowhere can be found a region capable of supporting a larger population to the square mile than Lombardy.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
From that region they issue to inflict diseases, especially blindness and deafness.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
At that time, the postage on letters from that region was very high, sometimes as much as fifty or sixty cents, or even a dollar.
The Boarded-Up House|Augusta Huiell Seaman
I should judge that a peck of corn is about the average product of a day's work through all this region.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley

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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