Psychology A-Level
Level of significance and the 5% convention
What Level of significance and the 5% convention means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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The conventional level in psychology is p less than or equal to 0.05, meaning no more than a five in a hundred possibility that the result is down to chance.
Topics that use Level of significance and the 5% convention
- Inferential testing (AQA A-Level)
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