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!
Stan, I would add because I think this IS the key:
Try it in multiple sentences:
"First, assume that nothing special is going on. THAT IS, NOTHING BUT WHAT YOU HAVE HYPOTHESIZED IN THE NULL STATEMENT. 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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