Familywise Error Rate

Familywise Error Rate

In statistics, familywise error rate (FWER) is the probability of making one or more false discoveries, or type I errors among all the hypotheses when performing multiple hypotheses tests.

Read more about Familywise Error Rate:  FWER Definition, The Concept of A Family, Simultaneous Inference Vs. Selective Inference, Controlling Procedures, Example

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