Mathematics A-Level
Critical regions and p-values
What Critical regions and p-values means in Mathematics A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Critical regions and p-values
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The critical region is found using cumulative binomial probabilities, and the p-value is the probability of a result at least as extreme as the observed X.
Topics that use Critical regions and p-values
- Statistical hypothesis testing (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Binomial hypothesis tests for a proportion
- Contextual interpretation of significance
- null hypothesis
- One-tailed and two-tailed critical regions
- significance level
- Test statistic
- Alternative hypothesis
- Inference from sample to population
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