As You Are Reading a Technical Paper, You Notice That

Multiple Choice

As you are reading a technical paper, you notice that the writers have included the statement that within a specific data set, p<0.001. How would you interpret the p value?

A) The data has no significance. The p-value is very small.
B) The data is highly significant. The p-value is very small.
C) The data is of unknown significance and may be due to random chance.
D) The p-value is positive and therefore insignificant.