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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:Corporate_finance]]
[[Category:Risk_frameworks]]
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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'.


See also