Q. 9.47 - Elementary Statistics

Question

State two reasons why including the P-value is prudent when you are reporting the results of a hypothesis test.

Step-by-Step Solution

Answer

The two reasons are as follows:

1. The P value allows you to check the value at any level you want because it provides the lowest value level we can reject ${\mathrm{H}}_0$

2. From the P-value we can test the strength of the evidence against ${\mathrm{H}}_0$

Step 1. Given

 The results of a hypothesis test.

Step 2. Reasons

The two reasons are as follows:

1. The P value allows you to check the value at any level you want because it provides the lowest value level we can reject ${\mathrm{H}}_0$

2. From the P-value we can test the strength of the evidence against ${\mathrm{H}}_0$