Statisticians Can Translate P-Values into Several Descriptive Terms

question 113

Multiple Choice

Statisticians can translate p-values into several descriptive terms.Suppose you typically reject H₀ at level 0.05.Which of the following statements is correct?

• A)If the p-value < 0.001,there is overwhelming evidence to infer that the alternative hypothesis is true.
• B)If 0.01 < p-value < 0.05,there is evidence to infer that the alternative hypothesis is true.
• C)If p-value > 0.10,there is no evidence to infer that the alternative hypothesis is true.
• D)All of these choices are true.

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Definitions:

Population

The entire group of individuals or instances about whom we hope to learn.

Relative Frequency Distribution

A statistical measure that shows the number of occurrences of each value of a variable relative to the total number of occurrences in a dataset.

Mutually Exclusive

Events or outcomes that cannot happen at the same time, meaning the occurrence of one event excludes the possibility of the other event.

Relative Frequency

The ratio of the number of times a particular value or category occurs to the total number of observations.