Practice problem

What Does It Mean to Be Statistically Significant?

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Taylor Evans
Sarah Walker
Anusha Rahman

Columns "Reasons to go to the Gym" and "P-value". The values, row by row, are
Special Occasion (Wedding, Prom, etc.), 0.019
Big Job Interview, 0.067
Weight Loss, 0.003
Meet New People, 0.032
Improve Strength, 0.005
General Health and Wellness, 0.008
To Maintain a Job Requirement, 0.053 — Image source: by Taylor Evans

A local gym is trying to improve their membership sales. They surveyed $1,000$ people to try to find the main reasons people go to the gym. They grouped similar responses and calculated the p-value as shown above.

Which of the reasons above, should we consider statistically significant? Check all that apply.