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Query regarding the z-test() document page. (statsmodels.stats.weightstats.ztest)

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python
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Open the linked statsmodels.stats.weightstats.ztest documentation page and inspect its Return values section. Correct the labels so they describe the z-statistic and p-value returned by ztest; the page should clearly name those two values when finished.

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Hi, at https://www.statsmodels.org/stable/generated/statsmodels.stats.weightstats.ztest.html

In the return values section its showing this:
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Shouldn't it be zstat and p-value of the z-test.

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