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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Also called'' variance ratio.) Ordinarily, the ratio of two independent estimates of a common  [[variance]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">It is used as a [[significance test]] in [[analysis of variance]] and is known in this regard as the F-  test.</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 10:58, 30 March 2024

(Also called variance ratio.) Ordinarily, the ratio of two independent estimates of a common variance.

It is used as a significance test in analysis of variance and is known in this regard as the F- test.

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