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P-Value

Probability and Statistics

In statistical hypothesis testing, the p-value is the probability, calculated under the assumption that the null hypothesis is true, of obtaining a test result at least as extreme as the one actually observed. A very small p-value indicates that such an extreme result would be unlikely if the null hypothesis were correct, and reporting p-values is standard practice across many quantitative fields. Despite this wide use, the p-value is also widely misinterpreted and misused, a problem that has become a major topic of discussion in both mathematics and metascience. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Statistic, Concepts

Entity-backed identity for the object-kind enum value this mathematical object already carries, resolved to a mathematics concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The object-kind fact itself stays on the object unchanged.

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