The P-Value of a Sample Is the Probability of Seeing

question 46

Multiple Choice

The p-value of a sample is the probability of seeing a sample with

• A) at most as much evidence in favor of the null hypothesis as the sample actually observed.
• B) at most as much evidence in favor of the alternative hypothesis as the sample actually observed.
• C) at least as much evidence in favor of the null hypothesis as the sample actually observed.
• D) at least as much evidence in favor of the alternative hypothesis as the sample actually observed.

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