摘要:In a classic significance test, based on a random sample with size , a value will be calculated at size aiming to reject the null hypothesis. The sample size , however, can retrospectively be divided into partial samples and a test of significance can be calculated for each partial sample. As a result, several partial samples will provide significant values whereas others will not show significant values. In this paper, we propose a significance test that takes into account the additional information from the values of the partial samples of a random sample. We show that the    values can greatly modify the results of a classic significance test.