A psychologist who rejects the null hypothesis-because the probability of obtaining the results if the null hypothesis is true is less than 5%-would express this finding in symbols as A)p = 5% B)p

Question

A psychologist who rejects the null hypothesis-because the probability of obtaining the results if the null hypothesis is true is less than 5%-would express this finding in symbols as
A)p = 5%
B)p < .05
C).05 < p
D)p > 5%

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The commonly accepted significance level in statistical analysis is 0.05 or 5%, which means that if the probability of obtaining the results if the null hypothesis is true is less than 5%, the null hypothesis is rejected. Therefore, the psychologist would express this finding as p < 0.05, meaning that the probability is less than 5%.

A Psychologist Who Rejects the Null Hypothesis-Because the Probability of Obtaining