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Alpha Value


An alpha value is a number 0<=alpha<=1 such that P(z>=z_(observed))<=alpha is considered "significant," where P is a P-value.


See also

Confidence Interval, Hypothesis Testing, P-Value, Significance

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Alpha Value." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/AlphaValue.html

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