In the Social Sciences, the Threshold for Statistical Significance Is

question 22

Multiple Choice

In the social sciences, the threshold for statistical significance is generally that the chances of the observed finding having happened by random chance are ________________.

• A) zero
• B) 1 in 1,0000
• C) 1 in 1,000
• D) 1 in 20
• E) 1 in 5

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Definitions:

Earth's Innermost Zone

The Earth's core, which is the central part of the Earth below the mantle, consisting of a solid inner core and a fluid outer core primarily made of iron and nickel.

Smelting

The process of extracting a metal from its ore by heating and melting, often using a chemical reducing agent.

Ore Mineral

Naturally occurring minerals from which metals or minerals of economic value can be extracted profitably.

Tectonic Plates

Large pieces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle that move and interact with each other, driving geological activities like earthquakes and volcanoes.