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Tests of significance

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-027892

An evaluation of a null hypothesis that there is no relationship between two variables or no difference between them. They are not appropriate for observational studies due to pseudo replication and non-random assignment of sites to treatments. Furthermore, testing of null hypotheses is not part of causal analysis.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-027892
FieldEnvironment
SubjectInformation management and systems
ReferencesCADDIS Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-027892",
  "term": "Tests of significance",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Tests of Significance",
  "definition": "An evaluation of a null hypothesis that there is no relationship between two variables or no difference between them. They are not appropriate for observational studies due to pseudo replication and non-random assignment of sites to treatments. Furthermore, testing of null hypotheses is not part of causal analysis.",
  "subject": "Information management and systems",
  "references": [
    "CADDIS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/tests-of-significance/"
}

Record 27,137 of 29,894 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.