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Misconceptions<br />

• P-value = inferential tool ? Yes<br />

– Helps demonstrate that population means<br />

in two groups are not equal<br />

• Smaller p-value → larger effect ?<br />

No<br />

– Effect size is determined by the difference<br />

in the sample mean or proportion between<br />

2 groups

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