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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Synonym of studentification. uncountable
2. 2
   The use of Student's t-test. uncountable
3. 3
   The determination or use of a sampling distribution that is independent of nuisance parameters of the population distribution, which are not directly relevant to the estimates or tests of significance of primary interest. uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

studentification

Etymology

Etymology 1

From student + -ization.

Etymology 2

From student (“pseuodnym of William Sealy Gossett”) + -ization.

Related phrases

nuisance parameterstudent's t test

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