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  <Title>THE STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE MUC-5 RESULT S</Title>
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INTRODUCTION
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    <Paragraph position="0"> The statistical significance of the results of the MUC-5 evaluation is determined using a computer-intensiv e method of hypothesis testing known as approximate randomization . The exact method is described in detail in 111 and [2] and has been used as the accepted statistical test for the MUC results since MUC-3 . The purpose of the statistica l testing is to determine whether the scores of the systems are different by chance or due to a significant difference i n the character of the systems.</Paragraph>
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