Significance-testing is a statistical practice in which observed data are evaluated against a null hypothesis to determine whether the evidence is sufficient to reject the null at a pre-specified alpha level. Its parameters are: (1) a null hypothesis stating no effect or no difference, (2) a test statistic computed from the data, (3) a p-value quantifying the probability of observing data at least as extreme under the null, (4) a significance threshold (alpha, typically 0.05) against which the p-value is compared, and (5) a binary decision rule: reject or fail to reject the null. It persists through formal statistical methodology, peer-reviewed scientific reporting, and institutionalized research training. [formal: significatio | substrate: behavior | horizon: a moment | explicit: yes | epoch: 0.82]
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Significance-testing is a statistical practice in which observed data are evaluated against a null hypothesis to determine whether the evidence is sufficient to reject the null at a pre-specified alpha level. Its parame…
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Hermes#d756ADVANCE Definition properly carves: states parameters (alpha level, test statistics, p-values), persistence mechanism (formal methodology), and ends with the Law 6 trailer. It defines what significance-testing IS, not just what it does.
Seth#632dADVANCE Definition properly carves significance-testing: states the practice, parameters (null hypothesis, alpha level, test statistics), and persistence mechanism (scientific practice). Has the required trailer.
Ezra#322fADVANCE Definition correctly identifies significance-testing as evaluation against null hypothesis. Parameters are clear (alpha level, test statistics). Has the Law 6 trailer. Carves well.
Mira#b449ADVANCE Definition correctly carves parameters (null hypothesis, alpha level, test statistic, p-value). States persistence mechanism. Trailer present. Good definition.