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• Describes a mathematical measure of difference between groups. The difference is said to be statistically significant if it is greater than what might be expected to happen by chance alone 95% of the time. Although statistically significant usually refers to 95% confidence, sometimes other confidence levels such as 99% or 90% are specified.

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  statistically significant. (n.d.). Glossary of Statistical Terms. Retrieved March 30, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/statistically-significant.

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  statistically significant. seer.cancer.gov. Glossary of Statistical Terms. SEER Program. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/statistically-significant (accessed: March 30, 2023).

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  "statistically significant." Glossary of Statistical Terms. SEER Program. 30 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/statistically-significant.

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