P value
noun
: the probability of an event or outcome in a statistical experiment
specifically
: level of significance
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Often two separate factors affect the P value: how far a sample deviates from what is expected in a population and how common big deviations are.
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Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 25 May 2024
But the results just missed statistical significance, with a P value of 0.058.
—Jason Mast Reprints, STAT, 21 Sep. 2023
These data are not subject to multiple comparisons effects because the P value is simply a criterion for a binary partition of the dataset.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 20 Oct. 2017
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Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 25 May 2024
But the results just missed statistical significance, with a P value of 0.058.
—Jason Mast Reprints, STAT, 21 Sep. 2023
These data are not subject to multiple comparisons effects because the P value is simply a criterion for a binary partition of the dataset.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 20 Oct. 2017
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“P value.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/P%20value. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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