Which Statement Below That Might Appear in a Results Section

question 33

Multiple Choice

Which statement below that might appear in a results section of an article deserves the most skepticism?

• A) The data reached the proposed level of significance.
• B) The data barely missed the proposed level of significance.
• C) It appears that a trend in the predicted direction did occur.
• D) A marginal,but non-significant tendency in the data was observed.

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Definitions:

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Balanced Scorecard

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