![The distribution of p-values under the null hypothesis](https://blogs.sas.com/content/iml/files/2024/05/uniformPval3-640x336.png)
A SAS statistical programmer recently asked a theoretical question about statistics. "I've read that 'p-values are uniformly distributed under the null hypothesis,'" he began, "but what does that mean in practice? Is it important?" I think data simulation is a great way to discuss the conditions for which p-values are