document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=135532>Question 135532</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A sample is taken prior to a major Election of likely voters.  The null hypothesis is that the votes will be split 50/50.  One candidate gets 54% of the support in the sample, and the P-value for this sample is calculated to be 0.12.  What is the correct interpretation of the P-value? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A)There is a 95% probability that the true population percentage is 54% plus/minus 12%.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B)The candidate has only a 12% chance of loosing the election.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C)Assuming that the true percentage actually supporting the candidate is 50%, there is a 0.12 probability that a sample will show results of 54% or greater.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D)12% of the votes in the upcoming election are uncertain, the rest can be estimated.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The p-value always tells you how much stronger evidence there is that<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ho is false.  So if p-value is very small you would have little chance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of building a stronger argument against Ho. But if p-value is large<BR>\n" );
document.write( "there are many, many test results that would give you more evidence<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to reject Ho---so you might not choose to reject it.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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