I am so confused about P-Value

[Deepti_Prasad]

hi @Panda_Food

See if this helps you understand better!

C3_W4(p-value) : Why are we rejecting null hypothesis when type-1 error is under significance level? (https://www.coursera.org/learn/machine-learning-probability-and-statistics/lecture/znGVX/p-value)

Hello, @GORRELA_SRI_SATYA_VE, The larger the sample mean \bar{X}, the more right (extreme) it is to the population mean \mu, the more likely the sample does not belong to the population (H_0) and thus H_0 rejected. In other words, very “right” (“extreme”) sample is unlikely generated by the population (or generated under H_0)! But how right is right enough? We use \alpha for that! [image] \alpha is the area (at the right tail) in which any sample fallen is considered "unlikely by the popula…

Regards
DP