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A statistical test which measures whether there is sufficient evidence to reject the null hypothesis (at the chosen significance level) in favour of the alternate hypothesis. | A statistical test which measures whether there is sufficient evidence to reject the null hypothesis (at the chosen significance level) in favour of the alternate hypothesis. | ||
Also known as Significance testing. | |||
Also known as 'Significance testing'. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Alternate hypothesis]] | * [[Alternate hypothesis]] | ||
* [[False negative]] | |||
* [[False positive]] | |||
* [[Null hypothesis]] | * [[Null hypothesis]] | ||
* [[Significance level]] | * [[Significance level]] | ||
* [[Z statistic]] | |||
[[Category:Corporate_finance]] | |||
[[Category:Long_term_funding]] | [[Category:Long_term_funding]] | ||
[[Category:Risk_frameworks]] | [[Category:Risk_frameworks]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:21, 13 November 2016
A statistical test which measures whether there is sufficient evidence to reject the null hypothesis (at the chosen significance level) in favour of the alternate hypothesis.
Also known as 'Significance testing'.
