An important part of using statistics is being able to explain your results to decision makers.

An important part of using statistics is being able to explain your results to decision makers. Imagine that you have conducted a two-sample test and determined that the difference was not statistically significant.   While one mean was 4.3 and the other was 3.9, the p level for the t test was p=.07. Your management team says, "Well, the difference may not be statistically significant, but the difference is there! Discuss how you would respond and how you would explain the purpose of the t test and significance in this case.