Definition of statistical significance

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statistical significance

The term 'statistical significance' as it applies to the area of drug testing can be defined as ' The probability that an event or difference occurred by chance alone. In clinical trials, the level of statistical significance depends on the number of participants studied and the observations made, as well as the magnitude of differences observed'.

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