In null hypothesis significance testing, what is the general relationship between the value of a test statistic, such as t or F, and the p-value of the test?

Select one:

a.

negative test statistics correspond to small p-values

b.

negative test statistics correspond to large p-values

c.

the larger the absolute value of the test statistic, the smaller the p-value

d.

the larger the absolute value of the test statistic, the larger the p-value