critical region
What critical region means in Mathematics A-Level, as defined for AQA, WJEC.
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Reference: WJEC
The set of test statistic values leading to rejection of H₀, bounded by critical values.
The set of values of the test statistic for which H₀ is rejected at the chosen significance level.
Topics that use critical region
- O: Statistical hypothesis testing (AQA A-Level)
- Statistical hypothesis testing (AS Unit 2: Applied Mathematics A) (WJEC A-Level)
Related terms
- binomial hypothesis testing
- p-value
- significance level
- actual significance level
- Binomial distribution
- contextual interpretation
- Correlation interpretation
- Hypothesis testing
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