# Redefine statistical significance

> > We propose to change the default P-value threshold for statistical significance from 0.05 to 0.005 for claims of new discoveries.

> We propose to change the default [P-value](https://wiki.g15e.com/pages/p-value.txt) threshold for statistical significance from 0.05 to 0.005 for claims of new discoveries.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-017-0189-z