Statistical power

Statistical power is the probability of detecting a real effect of a given size, that is, of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is false. It equals 1 minus the type II error risk (beta). 80% is a common target. It increases with sample size and with the effect to be detected.

Example

With 80% power, a real effect is detected in about 8 experiments out of 10.

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