P-Values

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The probability of the observed data (or data showing a more extreme departure from the null hypothesis) when the null hypothesis is true. B. S. Everitt (2002): The Cambridge Dictionary of Statistics, Second Edition, Cambridge.

A discussion about what the p-value is and how it should be used can be found here: (see Formal Hypothesis Testing).