A researcher does a study and reports that the statistic she calculated has a p

Question

A researcher does a study and reports that the statistic she calculated has a p <.05. What does this statement mean?
A) Her outcome was very likely assuming the null is true
B) The probability of this outcome was high
C) The probability of this outcome or one more extreme was .95
D) The probability of this outcome or one more extreme is less than .05 if the null hypothesis is true

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A p-value of less than .05 indicates that the probability of observing the study results, or something more extreme, is less than 5% if the null hypothesis is true.

A Researcher Does a Study and Reports That the Statistic