Question

Suppose you conduct a hypothesis test based on a sample where the sample size is n = 50, and arrive at a p-value of 0.08. You then refer back to your notes and discover that you made a careless mistake, the sample size should have been n = 500. Will your p-value increase, decrease, or stay the same? Explain.

Answer 1

Decrease

Explanation:

The Pvalue is used to measure the level or decide if a particular research claim is significant or not. The sample size also plays a role in the Pvalue of a statistical analysis. Larger sample sizes tend to prove the significance of the claim. Using the Pvalue approach, the significance of a claim is examined by the and established by small P values. Therefore, an initial Pvalue of 0.08 obtained using a sample size of 50. The Pvalue will most likely witness a further decrease in the Pvalue if the sample size is increased to 500 as this would move the claim closer to being significant.