sign test

British

noun

a statistical test used to analyse the direction of differences of scores between the same or matched pairs of subjects under two experimental conditions

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He notes, “You do a lot of dry fitting where you say, ‘Before you open in the morning, can we come and fit the sign, test everything, and then we’ll take it away and let you be open for the day?’”

From Los Angeles Times

Almost 13% of California participants failed a simple sign test, according to a study by a New York car dealership.

From Los Angeles Times

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