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Bonferroni correction

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What does it mean?

For a family of m tests, Bonferroni applies alpha/m to each test. With valid p-values it limits the probability of at least one Type I error to at most alpha, without requiring independence.

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For five comparisons and family alpha=0.05, each threshold is 0.01. A p-value of 0.03 is not below that adjusted threshold.

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For five tests with family alpha=0.05, the Bonferroni threshold is 0.01.

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