What is a p-value? @jbstatistics

What is a p-value? @jbstatistics

Uploaded March 2012 | Updated September 2026, 1 minute ago

A brief intro to the concept of the p-value, in the context of one-sample Z tests for the population mean. Much of the underlying logic holds for other tests as well.

I have an updated, revised (and slower) version of this video at youtu.be/UsU-O2Z1rAs.

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