A test for determining the probability that a given result could not have occurred by chance (its significance).
Significance Test
See also
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References
Beyer, W. H. CRC Standard Mathematical Tables, 28th ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, pp. 491-492, 1987.Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha
Significance TestCite this as:
Weisstein, Eric W. "Significance Test." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/SignificanceTest.html