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Bonferroni correction

Bonferroni correction noun: a method of counteracting the multiple comparisons problem, and thus reducing the risk of type I error, by testing each individual hypothesis at a particular significance level.

Noun

Bonferroni correction (countable and uncountable, plural Bonferroni corrections)

  1. A method of counteracting the multiple comparisons problem, and thus reducing the risk of type I error, by testing each individual hypothesis at a particular significance level.

Forms of Bonferroni correction

pluralBonferroni corrections

Origin of Bonferroni correction

Named after Carlo Emilio Bonferroni.

Questions about Bonferroni correction

What does Bonferroni correction mean?
Bonferroni correction means a method of counteracting the multiple comparisons problem, and thus reducing the risk of type I error, by testing each individual hypothesis at a particular significance level.
What part of speech is Bonferroni correction?
Bonferroni correction is a noun.
What is the plural of Bonferroni correction?
The plural of Bonferroni correction is Bonferroni corrections.

Words near Bonferroni correction in the dictionary

  1. boneyard
  2. boneyards
  3. boneyness
  4. Boneys
  5. Bonferroni
  6. Bonferroni correction
  7. Bonferroni corrections
  8. Bonferroni inequalities
  9. Bonferroni inequality
  10. Bonfield
  11. Bonfields

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