statistically significant
Say it: stuh-TIS-tik-lee sig-NIF-ih-kunt /stəˌtɪstɪk(ə)li sɪɡˈnɪfɪk(ə)nt/ · adjective
What “statistically significant” means
Meeting a statistical cutoff for evidence against a no-effect explanation.
More precisely: Unlikely to be due to chance alone, by an agreed threshold; not necessarily large or important.
When to use it
In research, when results pass an agreed statistical threshold; the effect may still be small or practically unimportant.
Similar words
beyond chance, statistically reliable
Quick check
An experiment's results cross its agreed statistical cutoff for evidence against no effect, despite a tiny improvement. The result is…
statistically significant or clinically important?
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statistically significant
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