scala vestibuli

one of the three canals within the cochlea in the inner ear. It is located above the scala media, from which it is separated by Reissner’s membrane, and contains perilymph. At its basal end is the oval window.

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November 18th 2024

critical region

a range of values that may be obtained from a statistical procedure that would lead to rejecting a specific claim about a population. More specifically, it is the portion of a probability distribution containing the values for a test statistic that would result in rejection of a null hypothesis in favor of its corresponding alternative hypothesis. Also called rejection region. Compare acceptance region.