Bonferroni-Korrektur wurde angewandt um Alpha-Fehler-Kumulierung zu vermeiden

You will mostly use this in writing or formal presentations. It usually appears in the 'Methods' or 'Results' section of a report. You treat it as a statement of fact. Use the passive voice wurde angewandt to sound objective. If you want to sound more active, you can say Wir haben die Bonferroni-Korrektur angewandt. It’s like wearing a lab coat made of words. It signals that you know exactly how to handle complex data sets.

Use this when you are presenting data at a university seminar. It is perfect for a Master’s thesis or a doctoral defense. If you work in data science or medicine, use it during a sprint review. It shows your colleagues that your findings are robust. Even in a high-level business meeting, it can impress a technical boss. It says: 'I am not just showing you pretty charts; I have checked the math.'

Do not use this at a bar while flirting. It is a total mood killer. Unless you are flirting with a fellow statistician, they will think you are a robot. Avoid it when explaining simple things, like why you chose a certain pizza. Using such heavy terminology for everyday life makes you sound arrogant or socially awkward. If you are only testing one single thing, the correction is unnecessary. Using it then shows you don't actually understand the math.

Germans have a deep cultural respect for Gründlichkeit (thoroughness). In the academic world, this is even more intense. Precision is a point of pride. The phrase reflects a culture that values the process as much as the result. Interestingly, Carlo Emilio Bonferroni was Italian, but the German academic system adopted his method with zeal. It fits the stereotype of the precise, detail-oriented German engineer or scientist perfectly. It’s about being 'correct' in the most literal sense possible.

You might hear Bonferroni-Anpassung instead of Korrektur. Some people might simply say um Mehrfachtesten zu korrigieren. In more casual lab talk, you might hear Wir haben für multiples Testen kontrolliert. However, the full phrase is the gold standard for formal documentation. It’s the 'tuxedo' version of statistical explanations.