Bonferroni correction

English

Etymology

Named after Carlo Emilio Bonferroni.

Noun

Bonferroni correction (countable and uncountable, plural Bonferroni corrections)

  1. (statistics) A method of counteracting the multiple comparisons problem, and thus reducing the risk of type I error, by testing each individual hypothesis at a particular significance level.
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