Which of the following is false regarding p-values?

A. Two-tailed p-values are more conservative than one-tailed p-values.
B. P-values tell you if your experiment was successful
C. The p-value is a probability.
D. A one-tailed p-value is appropriate when you have reason to believe that the difference between groups can only go one way.


Ans: B. P-values tell you if your experiment was successful

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