p-value §

Date created: 2021-08-16

A p-value is a concept in Statistics that indicates the probability that the null hypothesis is false, given the current findings.

It depends on a multitude of things:

• Sample size
• Reliability and Sensitivity of the measures used
• Quality of the design and analyses
• Quality of the research in general

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References §

• Kraemer, H. C. (2019). Is It Time to Ban the P Value? JAMA Psychiatry, 76(12), 1219–1220. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2019.1965