In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> in
sci.stat.edu, VOLTOLINI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>But....... I think this is very dificult to teach for young students (using
>these words!). So, does anyone can send me a suggestion? I would like to use
>a more simple explanation!
Try it in multiple sentences:
"First, assume that nothing special is going on. Then calculate how
likely it is that we'd get the sample we got, or a more extreme one,
just by random chance. That probability is called the p value."
--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Cortland County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com/
It's not necessary to send me a copy of anything you post
publicly, but if you do please identify it explicitly to avoid
confusion.
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