at a

00:32 Jul 26, 2011
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English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Medical (general)
English term or phrase: at a
The level of significance was set at a two-tailed P value inferior to 0.05.

Estou a revisar a seguinte frase, e estou incerto sobre a colocação de "at a" neste contexto. Gostaria de saber se a construção está correta, ou de obter alguma sugestão.
Andre Damasceno
Brazil
Local time: 09:11


SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +1was determined to be
eski
4em um
Mary Palmer
4na ou no
Nick Taylor


Discussion entries: 4





  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
em um


Explanation:
Diria assim...

Espero que ajude :)

Mary Palmer
United States
Local time: 09:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
was determined to be


Explanation:
Hi Andre;
I'm assuming your language pair (English-English) to be correct:
[PPT] Tutorial 5
www.computing.dcu.ie/~fcamous/tutorial5.pptFile Format: Microsoft Powerpoint - Quick View
HA: P < .25. Critical value: Use normal tables for proportion (n>30). ... is there enough evidence to support the physician's claim at α = 0.05? ... equal quality against the one tailed alternative that the new supplier's rods are inferior. ... Two tailed test. Significance level is .05, Critical value is 1.96. ...
Student's t-distribution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Student's_t-distribution - Cached[edit] Integral of Student's probability density function and p-value .... so that the t-distribution forms the basis for significance tests. ... that the mean of the distribution is inferior to UCL1−a is equal to the confidence level 1 − a. ... of freedom for a range of one-sided or two-sided critical regions. ...
Mechanism and significance of precordial ST-segment depression ...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/000291499390567Vb... CK Wong - 1993 - Cited by 28 - Related articles
In another 77 patients with inferior wall AMI due to right coronary occlusion (24 .... with acute inferior infaretion, the summed precor- dial and inferior ST levels were ... A p value (2-tailed) <0.05 was considered sig- nificant. ..... and prognostic significance of ST segment potential determined by body surface ...
Saludos.
eski :))

eski
Mexico
Local time: 06:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Yes, it's correct. I should've described it in English as well. I'm proofreading a text and that construction made me doubtful. Many thanks


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Liz Dexter (was Broomfield)
5 hrs
  -> Thanks for your confirmation, Liz. eski :))

disagree  Tina Vonhof (X): p values are (pre)set, not determined.
14 hrs
  -> Thank you for your comment: Tina. eski :))

agree  Thuy-PTT (X)
9 days
  -> Thanks AGAIN & muchos saludos Thuy; eski :))
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
na ou no


Explanation:
na ou no

Nick Taylor
Local time: 13:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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