A "Null Finding" That Two Variables Believed to Be Related

question 8

Multiple Choice

A "null finding" that two variables believed to be related are really unrelated:

• A) is of no value.
• B) is less valuable than if the variables had been found to be related.
• C) can be just as valuable as the finding of a relationship between the variables.
• D) suggests that the research was methodologically flawed in some way.

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