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sig

sig

1 9.9
A result that is unlikely to have happened by chance
  • noun
  • /sɪg/
  • Specialized
translation icon : significancia
  • The difference in student teachers' expectations according to their college year is a source of variance: Sum of Squares, df, Mean Square, F, Sig.
  • Mdn sig
  • Sig Diff
  • F Sig

Examples

  • (BL: baseline, BC: beginning of conditioning, MC: middle of conditioning, and EC: end of conditioning.) Arrows show the significant differences (Sig Diff) between two values.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The study found a strong relationship between the variables, with a p-value less than 0.05, indicating a statistically sig result.

  • Model Sum of Squares df Mean Square F Sig.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Legend for Chart: A - % B - Median Income C - Sig D - % Below Poverty E - Sig A B C D E Total Sample

    Academic text (2008)
  • Legend for Chart: A - % B - Median Income C - Sig D - % Below Poverty E - Sig A B C D E Total Sample

    Academic text (2008)
  • (a, b) Collinearity Model Beta In t Sig.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Arrows show the significant differences (Sig Diff) between two values.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Control C - Change in the Means Experimental D - Standard Deviation Control E - Standard Deviation Experimental F - t Value G - Sig.

    Academic text (2008)
  • At times I might be referring to one of the four prescribed models from the US Department of Education's School Improvement Grant program (SIG), where, for instance, at least 50% of a school's staff and the principal are replaced.

    Blog text (12)
  • Absolute differences in development (Mdn bli minus Mdn sig) indicate the difference in mean acquisition ages for the various skills in children who are blind or sighted.

    Academic text (2007)

Antonyms

A state of not being important or having little effect

Surface Forms

sig singular
sigs plural

Etymology

Sig is a short form of significant ('important' or 'not by chance'). In research a sig shows a result is unlikely to be random, so it is probably not due to chance.