Significance Test

A significance test (hypothesis test) is a formal procedure for comparing observed data with a hypothesis whose truth is to be assessed.

- from The Basic Practice of Statistics by Moore (2006).

Example

After stating the hypothesis, we need to choose a level of significance. This image shows to complete the significance test you will need to play the game a 100 times and record the results.

Related Terms

Hypothesis

Test Statistic

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