A p-value indicates
A)The probability that the null hypothesis is true.
B)The probability that the alternative hypothesis is true.
C)The probability the null is true given the observed statistic.
D)The probability of the observed statistic given that the null hypothesis is true.
E)The probability of the observed statistic given that that alternative hypothesis is true.

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A p-value is the probability of observing a test statistic (or one more extreme) if the null hypothesis is true. It does not provide any information about the likelihood of the alternative hypothesis, nor does it indicate the probability that the null hypothesis is true or false. Thus, the correct answer is D, which represents the probability of the observed statistic given that the null hypothesis is true.

A P-Value Indicates