Imagine you are a journal editor. Researchers send you their manuscripts and your job is to make sure their results merit sharing with others in the psychological community. Which of the following studies would you LEAST want to publish?
A) an experiment examining the effect of vitamin C on eye sight, p = .10
B) a study on the influence of aspartame on cancer risk, p = .001
C) an experiment on the impact of color on aggression, p = .05
D) an investigation of peer pressure on tobacco use, p = .01

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A p-value of .10 indicates that there is a 10% chance that the results of the study occurred by chance. This is not a strong enough evidence to justify sharing the results with the psychological community. It is important to maintain a high level of rigor and credibility in published studies.

Imagine You Are a Journal Editor