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Statistically significant difference

Written by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025

Definition

A difference between groups that is unlikely to have occurred by chance alone, typically determined when confidence intervals do not overlap or p-values fall below a threshold (e.g., p < 0.05).

AP course connection

Topic ap-bio-frq-short-topic-1: FRQs 3-6 โ€“ Short Answer Questions

Unit fDt471PXrGgx7pBWfkXl

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