An experimenter finds out that the p-value in his study is 3 in 100. What does this mean?
a. His results have a 3 percent chance of being valid.
b. He has a 3 percent chance of finding these results by chance alone.
c. He has a 3 percent chance that his hypothesis is correct.
d. He has a 30 percent chance that his study had good internal validity.
Answer: B
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