statistical significance

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1. In statistics, a number that expresses the probability that the result of a given experiment or study could have occurred purely by chance. This number can be a margin of error (“The results of this public opinion poll are accurate to five percent”), or it can indicate a confidence level (“If this experiment were repeated, there is a probability of ninety-five percent that our conclusions would be substantiated”).

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Example Sentences

Not one of these so-called first-impression patterns comes close to satisfying traditional criteria of statistical significance, as you can see from the chart above.

From MarketWatch

"Our data is based on 300 galaxies. The statistical significance is roughly one-in-a-trillion chance of being a fluke. So, I strongly feel that already our research is very, very significant."

From BBC

The disappointing results didn’t come as a surprise to everyone on Wall Street, as Morgan Stanley analyst Thibault Boutherin turned bearish on Novo Nordisk’s stock in late September, saying he believed there was a 75% chance the trial would not reach statistical significance.

From MarketWatch

The team's computational models reached a strong enough level of statistical significance to classify GJ 251 c as an exoplanet candidate, reinforcing the need for direct imaging with TMT to verify its properties.

From Science Daily

In almost all cases, there were no correlations that satisfied traditional standards of statistical significance.

From MarketWatch