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Significance Level

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-025539

1. The probability of rejecting a set of assumptions when they are in fact true.

2. The probability of a type I error of a statistical hypothesis test, a fixed probability of wrongly rejecting the null hypothesis H0, if it is in fact true. It is set by the investigator in relation to the consequences of such an error. The often chosen significance level is 5%.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-025539
FieldEnvironment
SubjectPolicy and guidance
ReferencesProgram Evaluation Glossary; National Cancer Institute Thesaurus (CC BY 4.0)
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-025539",
  "term": "Significance Level",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The probability of rejecting a set of assumptions when they are in fact true.\n\n2. The probability of a type I error of a statistical hypothesis test, a fixed probability of wrongly rejecting the null hypothesis H0, if it is in fact true. It is set by the investigator in relation to the consequences of such an error. The often chosen significance level is 5%.",
  "subject": "Policy and guidance",
  "references": [
    "Program Evaluation Glossary",
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/significance-level/"
}

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