A Researcher Presented a Recent Study,which Showed a Statistical Significance

question 6

Multiple Choice

A researcher presented a recent study,which showed a statistical significance between increased consumption of sugar and increased tests scores in young children.How can she explain to the government minister responsible for education that increasing children's sugar consumption should not be encouraged?

• A)A significant result does not mean that the effect is important
• B)A significant result means that the effect is strong.
• C)A significant result means that the effect is not relevant.
• D)A significant result means that the effect is weak.

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Definitions:

Sensory Receptors

Highly specialized cells in the sense organs that detect and respond to one type of sensory stimulus—light, sound, or odor, for example—and transduce (convert) the stimuli into neural impulses.

Stimulus

A stimulus is any event or situation that evokes a response from an organism.

Sensation

The process of detecting physical stimuli from the environment and converting them into neural signals that the brain can interpret.

Threshold

The point of intensity at which a stimulus becomes detectable to an individual or evokes a response.