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P value is not showing normally

Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2021 7:41 pm
by alexb
Hi! I stumbled on this problem doing a paired samples T-test: every value can be seen in their normal format, except for the p value, which I only get as "5.781e-12" instead of the usual format.

Why is this problem? How can I solve it? Any help is greatly appreciated! :slightly_smiling_face:

Re: P value is not showing normally

Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2021 11:05 pm
by jonathon
hi,

this is called "scientific notation" ... it's an alternative way of representing numbers that are either very small, or very large. you can read up on it.

the value 5.781e-12 is equal to 0.000000000005781

cheers

jonathon

Re: P value is not showing normally

Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2021 7:46 am
by alexb
Thanks for the quick help!