Psychology Dictionary
  • Psychology Resources
  1. Home
  2. inferential test

inferential test

inferential test

any statistical procedure used to evaluate hypotheses about differences between sample and population distributions. Examples include the chi-square test, the F test, and the t test. Inferential tests more commonly are known as significance tests (see significance testing).

Related Terms

presenile dementia of the Alzheimer’s type (PDAT)

Sorry, "presenile-dementia-of-the-alzheimers-type-pdat" is not in the Dictionary...

social fission

social fission the splitting of a social group into smaller...

orthergasia

orthergasia n. see euergasia.

environmental modifications

environmental modifications changes in the home environment...

retention interval

retention interval the period between a participant’s expos...

melioration

melioration n. in behavioral studies, allocating time to tw...

Quick Info

Category Psychology Term
Definitions 1
First Letter I

Browse by Letter


A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

© 2025 PsychologyDB.com All rights reserved.

Terms Sitemap Contact