A researcher is designing an experiment.  Ultimately, she is hoping to reject her null hypothesis (i.e., show that the results of her experiment are statistically significant). What type of p-value would she want to obtain? 1. A large p-value. 2. A small p-value. 3. The size of a p-value has no impact on statistical significance.

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A researcher is designing an experiment.  Ultimately, she is hoping to reject her null hypothesis (i.e., show that the results of her experiment are statistically significant). What type of p-value would she want to obtain?

1. A large p-value.
2. A small p-value.
3. The size of a p-value has no impact on statistical significance.
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