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Alpha Value

An alpha value is a number $0\leq\alpha\leq 1$ such that $P(z\geq z_{\rm observed})\leq\alpha$ is considered ``Significant,'' where $P$ is a P-Value.

See also Confidence Interval, P-Value, Significance




© 1996-9 Eric W. Weisstein
1999-05-25