Interpreting P Values In Research
A researcher administers a maturity survey to a group of students. She finds that the mean score for girls is higher than the mean score for boys, with a p-value of 0.03. What should she conclude from this p-value?
A
Ninety-three percent of the girls are, on average, more mature than the boys.
B
There is a ninety-three percent probability that the results of the study are due to random chance.
C
Three percent of the girls are, on average, more mature than the boys.
D
There is a three percent probability that the results of the study are due to random chance.