Understanding Significance and P-values (Intro Psych Tutorial #19)

In this video I explain the concept of significance and how it relates to both effect size, sample size, and the law of large numbers. The role of a p-value in describing the likelihood of data is explained with an emphasis on avoiding misinterpretation or confusing low p-value with support for a particular hypothesis.

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