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statistical power

statistical power noun: the probability that a statistical test will reject a false null hypothesis, that is, that it will not make a type II error, producing a false negative.

Noun

statistical power (usually uncountable, plural statistical powers)

  1. (usually) The probability that a statistical test will reject a false null hypothesis, that is, that it will not make a type II error, producing a false negative.

Forms of statistical power

pluralstatistical powers

Questions about statistical power

What does statistical power mean?
Statistical power means the probability that a statistical test will reject a false null hypothesis, that is, that it will not make a type II error, producing a false negative.
What part of speech is statistical power?
Statistical power is a noun.
What is the plural of statistical power?
The plural of statistical power is statistical powers.

Words near statistical power in the dictionary

  1. statistical inference
  2. statistical inferences
  3. statistical language acquisition
  4. statistical mechanical
  5. statistical mechanics
  6. statistical power
  7. statistical powers
  8. statistical process control
  9. statistical randomness
  10. statistical region
  11. statistical regions

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