A Swim Coach Is Assessing Swimmers' Satisfaction with a New

question 16

Multiple Choice

A swim coach is assessing swimmers' satisfaction with a new training regime. He had a sample size of 22 and a p-value of 0.3. Does the coach recommend that the swimmers stop using the new training regime?

• A) Yes, because the sample has low confidence levels.
• B) No, because the sample size is large and therefore the p-values are accurate.
• C) Yes, because statistical significance has nothing to do with sample size.
• D) No, because the sample size is small and p-values are easily affected by sample size.

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