
{"id":18656,"date":"2018-09-07T01:38:33","date_gmt":"2018-09-07T01:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/video\/a-quick-guide-to-understanding-the-use-of-the-p-value\/"},"modified":"2025-02-19T10:08:54","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T10:08:54","slug":"a-quick-guide-to-understanding-the-use-of-the-p-value","status":"publish","type":"video","link":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/a-quick-guide-to-understanding-the-use-of-the-p-value","title":{"rendered":"A quick guide to understanding the use of the p-value"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 10pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\">Does the concept of p-value confuse you? P-value is the measure of the strength of the evidence with respect to the null hypothesis. Many researchers find it challenging to understand the nuances of p-value and their usage. Although the use of p-values is debated by researchers, many believe that they can be useful if understood and used appropriately. Watch this video to understand what the basic concepts related to p-value explained with simple examples.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 10pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"tab-stops:148.1pt center 3.25in\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b>Related readings: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/the-correct-way-to-report-p-values\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\">The correct way to report p values<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/is-my-research-significant-why-you-shouldnt-rely-on-p-values\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\">Is my research significant? Why you shouldn&#8217;t rely on p values<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0in 0in 10pt 0.5in\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/news\/usage-of-p-values-sparks-heated-debate-among-academics\/1505983092\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\">Usage of p values sparks heated debate among academics<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":33313,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"new_categories":[],"new_tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-18656","video","type-video","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>A quick guide to understanding the use of the p-value | Editage Insights<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"P-value is the measure of the strength of the evidence with respect to the null hypothesis. 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