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STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT

Specialty Definition: STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT

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Health

Describes a mathematical measure of difference between groups. The difference is said to be statistically significant if it is greater than what might be expected to happen by chance alone. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Crosswords: STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT

English words defined with "STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT": significantly. (references)
Specialty definitions using "STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT": climate signalillusory associationSpace-Time Clustering. (references)

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Non-Fiction Usage: STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT

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Health

We believe the data show a statistically significant mortality reduction for women in their forties. (references)

Clearly, there is a statistically significant increased risk associated with being male. Males have a 1.5-fold higher risk for HPS than females. (references)

Data from a small, preliminary trial of antigen feeding in humans found limited suggestion of improvement, but the results were not statistically significant. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Modern Translation: STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT

Language Translations for "STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

statistisk significant. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

statistisch betrouwbaar. (various references)

   

Finnish

  

tilastollisesti merkitsevä (significant). (various references)

   

French

  

significatif statistiquement, significatif. (various references)

   

German

  

statistisch signifikant, statistisch gesichert. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

στατιστικά σημαντικός. (various references)

   

Italian

  

statisticamente significativo. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

atisticallystay ignificantsay

   

Portuguese

  

significativo (denotative, distinguish, meaning, meaningful, purposeful, significative, weighty). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

significativo (illuminating, meaning, meaningful, significant), estadisticamente signifitivo. (various references)

   

Swedish

  

statistiskt signifikant. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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INDEX

1. Crosswords
2. Quotations: Non-fiction
3. Translations: Modern
4. Bibliography


  

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