Enter a z statistic to approximate the two-sided p value using the normal distribution, with a note that p below 0.05 usually rejects the null hypothesis at the 5% level.
p < 0.05 通常认为在 5% 水平显著。
| Item | Formula / Note | Source / Standard |
|---|---|---|
| Two-tailed p-value for a Z test | p = 2 · (1 - Phi(|z|)) = 2 · Phi(-|z|), where Phi is the standard normal CDF | NIST/SEMATECH e-Handbook of Statistical Methods §1.3.5.2 |
| Significance convention | Reject the null hypothesis when p < alpha, commonly alpha = 0.05 | Fisher RA, Statistical Methods for Research Workers (1925) |
| Interpretation of a p-value | The probability, under H0, of a result at least as extreme as observed | Wasserstein RL, Lazar NA (2016), The ASA statement on p-values, The American Statistician |
| Normal approximation premise | Requires known sigma or a large sample so the mean is approximately normal | NIST/SEMATECH e-Handbook of Statistical Methods §1.3.5.2 |