significance level
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of significance level
First recorded in 1945–50
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To find the critical value choose the desired significance level and follow down and across to find the critical value at the intersection of the two different degrees of freedom.
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Simply stated, the p-value approach compares the desired significance level, α, to the p-value which is the probability of drawing a sample mean further from the hypothesized value than the actual sample mean.
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With a significance level of 5%, test the claim that a single line causes lower variation among waiting times for customers.
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Can we conclude that Jane has met this requirement at the significance level of 95%?
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Our step 2, setting the level of significance, has already been determined by the problem, .05 for a 95 % significance level.
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