Alpha (α)

From Glossary for Health Technology Lifecycle by EuroScan

The probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true.

Note 1: The alpha level is usually set at a probability of 0.05, but other commonly used levels are 0.1 and 0.01.

Note 2: Related concepts include hypothesis testing and “type 1 error”.

Reference

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