-log(Alpha) for Stopping RuleAlpha is the threshold p-value required for a single binary or ternary partition. The p-value is the proportion of permutations of the intensity values that afford a partition with a more extreme Student t-statistic. If the p-value is greater or equal to alpha, the segment is not partitioned. The p-value is computed as the sum of the Major Arc p-value and the Minor Arc p-value.