What is the correct definition of the p-value?
A) probability that the null hypothesis is true
B) probability that the null hypothesis is false
C) probability that the observed result occurred by chance given that the null hypothesis is true
D) probability that the observed result occurred by chance given that the null hypothesis is false

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The p-value is the probability of obtaining an effect at least as extreme as the one in your sample data, assuming the null hypothesis is true. It is not a direct probability of the null hypothesis itself being true or false.

What Is the Correct Definition of the P-Value