%0 Journal Article
%T A New Definition of P-Value Involving the Maximum Likelihood Estimator
%A H. W. Corley
%J Open Journal of Statistics
%P 546-552
%@ 2161-7198
%D 2024
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojs.2024.145024
%X We present here an alternative definition of the P-value for statistical hypothesis test of a real-valued parameter for a continuous random variable <i>X</i>. Our approach uses neither the notion of Type I error nor the assumption that null hypothesis is true. Instead, the new P-value involves the maximum likelihood estimator, which is usually available for a parameter such as the mean <i>&#956; </i>or standard deviation <i>&#963;</i> of a random variable <i>X</i> with a common distribution.
%K Hypothesis Testing
%K P-Value
%K Evidence
%K Statistics
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=136998