When Determining Whether Results Are Statistically Significant, Researchers Use Inferential

question 18

Multiple Choice

When determining whether results are statistically significant, researchers use inferential statistics to show that the results would

• A)never occur by chance.
• B)occur by chance less that 5 percent of the time.
• C)occur by chance less than 15 percent of the time.
• D)occur more often than would be expected by chance.

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