In Actual Practice, the Usual Reason for Determining Power Before

question 29

Multiple Choice

In actual practice, the usual reason for determining power before conducting a study is to:

• A)eliminate the possibility that a mistake may occur
• B)ensure that regardless of whether the research hypothesis is true, the experiment will yield a significant result
• C)determine the number of participants needed to have a reasonable chance of getting a significant result if the research hypothesis is true
• D)recognize the likelihood that the experiment will need to be repeated

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