Experimental Results Concerning the Efficacy of a Particular Treatment Are

question 52

Multiple Choice

Experimental results concerning the efficacy of a particular treatment are labelled "statistically significant" when

• A) it is extremely unlikely that the obtained results could have occurred purely by chance and the treatment has been demonstrated to be likely to work in "real life."
• B) the treatment results have been compared to non-disturbed samples.
• C) the treatment has been demonstrated to work in "real life."
• D) it is extremely unlikely that the obtained results could have occurred purely by chance.
• E) it is extremely unlikely that the obtained results could have occurred purely by chance and the treatment has been demonstrated to work in "real life."

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