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Title: Explaniton of level of significance
Post by: gold104 on November 03, 2010, 08:09:33 pm
Hey guys, i dont get what p<0.05 or p>0.05 actually mean? And what the difference is between them.

Could someone explain for me please?
Title: Re: Explaniton of level of significance
Post by: zomgSEAN on November 03, 2010, 08:12:32 pm
A p value <(less than)0.05 indicates that there is less than a 5% chance that the results from a study occurred due to chance alone. This generally means that the results are STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT.
A p value >(more than)0.05 indicates that there is more than a 5% chance that the results from a study occurred due to chance alone. This generally means that the results are NOT STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT.
Title: Re: Explaniton of level of significance
Post by: gold104 on November 03, 2010, 08:14:12 pm
Thankyou, perfect explanation!
Title: Re: Explaniton of level of significance
Post by: xoxogossipgirl on November 03, 2010, 08:15:55 pm
commit them both perfectly to memory coz they will ask it. and for some reason lots of people don't get it right so it's easy marks.
Title: Re: Explaniton of level of significance
Post by: jinny1 on November 03, 2010, 08:22:07 pm
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the pointy side is always the smaller side, compared to the wide open space side which is always the bigger side..

sooo

small/pointy = smaller

wide/open = bigger
Title: Re: Explaniton of level of significance
Post by: zomgSEAN on November 03, 2010, 08:23:43 pm
the crocodile wants to eat larger p's.
it doesn't give a fuck about lesser p's.
Title: Re: Explaniton of level of significance
Post by: xoxogossipgirl on November 03, 2010, 08:25:26 pm
^^ lawl
Title: Re: Explaniton of level of significance
Post by: gold104 on November 03, 2010, 08:26:55 pm
Żeeep haha. its which one was and isnt significantly different that i was unsure of