statistically significant
adjEtymology (regarding p-values): Coined by Sir Ronald Aylmer Fisher
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Mathematics, Sciences, Statistics Having a p-value of 0.05 or less (having a probability of 5% or less of occurring by random chance)
- Data were tested for equiproportionality and Chi-square test associated p-value is reported when the difference is statistically significant.2016 January 13, “USP2-45 Is a Circadian Clock Output Effector Regulating Calcium Absorption at the Post-Translational Level”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
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Pertaining to statistical significance
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see statistically, significant.
- Related terms
- statistical significance, statistical, significant, two sigma, 2 sigma, 2σ (1-in-20), three sigma, 3 sigma, 3σ (99.7% good or 0.003 bad), five sigma, 5 sigma, 5σ (1-in-a-million; the ), six sigma, 6 sigma, 6σ (1-in-a-half-billion)