Handling a Nonsignificant Outcome If You Have Designed a Sound

question 19

Multiple Choice

Handling a Nonsignificant Outcome If you have designed a sound procedure for studying a hypothesis, have carefully executed the experiment, and still obtain statistically nonsignificant results, you should

• A)attempt to replicate the nonsignificant findings with a different sample.
• B)consider the possibility that the research hypothesis was faulty and rethink the problem.
• C)reanalyze your data with a nonparametric statistical procedure in place of a parametric procedure.
• D)redesign the study and test the hypothesis again.

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A measurement system that identifies whether an aqueous solution is acidic or alkaline, with values extending from 0 (indicative of acidity) to 14 (signifying basicity).

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pH

A measure of the hydrogen ion concentration in a solution, indicating its acidity or alkalinity on a scale of 0 to 14.

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