If the null hypothesis is true, the probability figure produced by null hypothesis statistical testing is accurate.

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The probability figure produced by null hypothesis statistical testing (usually denoted as p-value) does not measure the accuracy of the null hypothesis itself, but rather the probability of observing the data, or something more extreme, if the null hypothesis were true. It does not directly confirm the truth of the null hypothesis.

If the Null Hypothesis Is True, the Probability Figure Produced