If You Reject the Null Hypothesis, Which of the Following

question 16

Multiple Choice

If you reject the null hypothesis, which of the following should you avoid?

• A) Tentatively accepting the alternative hypothesis
• B) Claiming that your finding is statistically significant
• C) Claiming that you have proven the alternative hypothesis to be true
• D) Making sure that your result also is practically significant

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