The p-value is the probability that, if the null hypothesis is true, the results from another randomly selected sample will be as extreme or more extreme as the results obtained from the given sample.
P-value
Use the sample data to calculate the actual probability of getting the test result, called the p-value.
Source & attribution
Introductory Statistics 2e — Rare Events, the Sample, Decision and Conclusion
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