Arrange the following p-values from lower level to higher level of…

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Arrange the following p-values from lower level to higher level of significance:

A. 0.0001
B. 0.01
C. 0.05
D. 0.001
E. 0.5

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. A.

    A, B, D, C, E

  2. B.

    A, D, B, C, E

  3. C.

    E, C, B, D, A

  4. D.

    E, C, D, B, A

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Correct answer: C

In hypothesis testing, the p-value represents the probability of obtaining results at least as extreme as the observed results. There is an inverse relationship between p-value and significance: lower p-values indicate higher statistical significance.

To arrange from lower to higher significance, we order the p-values from largest to smallest. E (0.5) represents the lowest significance, followed by C (0.05), B (0.01), D (0.001), and finally A (0.0001) which represents the highest significance.

Thus, the correct order is E → C → B → D → A.

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