noun phrase · academic
statistical significance
/stəˈtɪstɪkəl sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns/sta·TIS·ti·cal·sig·NIF·i·cance
A measure showing that results are unlikely to be due to chance; often reported using a p-value.
Examples
“The difference was statistically significant at the 0.05 level.”
“Statistical significance does not always mean the effect is large.”
“They reported statistical significance but also discussed practical implications.”
Band 8 sentence
“Although the intervention reached statistical significance, policymakers were more interested in its practical significance for community health.”
Collocations
- statistically significant
- reach statistical significance
Word family
Common mistakes
statistic significance→statistical significance
significant statistically→statistically significant
Say it for a higher band
5statistic significance→6significant statistically→7+statistical significance
Synonyms
significant (in statistical terms)
Easily confused
practical significance
“The results had statistical significance but limited practical significance for clinicians.”
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