SOLUTION: When are p-values negative? A. when we fail to reject the null hypothesis B. when the confidence interval includes only negative values C. when the sample statistic is sm

Question 374121: When are p-values negative?
A. when we fail to reject the null hypothesis
B. when the confidence interval includes only negative values
C. when the sample statistic is smaller than the hypothesized value of the parameter
D. never because p-value is probability.
E. when the test statistic is negative.

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
P-values correspond to the probability of observing an extreme (or more extreme) event based on the significance level and the assumption that the null hypothesis is true. Since probabilities are NEVER negative, the p-value is NEVER negative.
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