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P-value Significance Check Bug

Spot the reversed comparison when deciding statistical significance from a p-value.

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alpha = 0.05
p_value = 0.03

# We reject the null hypothesis when the result is significant
def is_significant(p_value, alpha):
    return p_value > alpha

if is_significant(p_value, alpha):
    print("Reject the null hypothesis (significant)")
else:
    print("Fail to reject the null hypothesis")

What is the bug in this significance-testing code?

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