A researcher investigating whether joggers are less likely to get colds than people who do not jog found a P-value of 3%. This means that:
A) 3% of joggers get colds.
B) There's a 3% chance that joggers don't get fewer colds.
C) There's a 3% chance that joggers get fewer colds.
D) Joggers get 3% fewer colds than non-joggers.
E) None of these.

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The P-value of 3% indicates the probability of observing the data (or something more extreme) assuming the null hypothesis is true. It does not directly state anything about the percentage of joggers getting colds, the chance that joggers get fewer colds, or the difference in cold rates between joggers and non-joggers.

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