A nurse conducts a study to evaluate the likelihood that single adolescent mothers will breastfeed their newborn infants if they are given materials about the benefits of breastfeeding. The results show a p value of 0.18. The nurse may conclude that
a. the value is too low to be able to draw meaningful conclusions.
b. there is an 18% probability that this population will breastfeed their infants.
c. there is an 18% probability that this population will not breastfeed their infants.
d. there is an 82% probability that this population will breastfeed their infants
ANS: B
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