testwise error rate

in a test involving multiple comparisons, the probability of making a Type I error on any specific test or comparison. Factorial designs allow for the possibility of performing many such individual contrasts, and the related family-wise error rate reflects the possibility of Type I error across the entire set of comparisons. Also called comparison-wise error rate; per-comparison error rate. See also experiment-wise error rate.

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December 18th 2024

forward conditioning

in classical conditioning, the pairing of two stimuli such that the conditioned stimulus is presented before the unconditioned stimulus. Also called forward pairing. Compare backward conditioning.