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Can you explain P- value in easy to understand terms. Statistics is very confusing for me and I feel lost, any help you can give me will be greatly appreciated.

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This solution explains the function of the p-value in statistics in easy-to-understand terms and examples. The concepts of confidence are also explained.

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