Insignificant
Insignificant
Insignificant (pronunciation: /ɪn.sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/) is a term often used in medical statistics and clinical trials to describe results that are not statistically significant. The term is derived from the Latin word "insignificans" meaning "meaningless".
Definition
In the context of medicine, insignificant is used to describe a result or effect that is so small that it may have happened by chance and not because of the treatment or intervention being tested. This is often determined by a p-value greater than 0.05 in statistical analysis.
Related Terms
- Significance: The probability that an observed result or effect is real and not due to chance.
- Null Hypothesis: The hypothesis that there is no significant difference between specified populations, any observed difference being due to sampling or experimental error.
- P-value: The probability of obtaining test results at least as extreme as the results actually observed, under the assumption that the null hypothesis is correct.
- Confidence Interval: A range of values, derived from a statistical procedure, that is likely to contain the value of an unknown parameter.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Insignificant
- Wikipedia's article - Insignificant
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