What Is the Most Likely Impact of Low Power in a Study

question 6

Multiple Choice

What is the most likely impact of low power in a study?

• A) Experimenters are more likely to reject the null hypothesis
• B) Experimenters are more likely to accept the null hypothesis
• C) The design may not be measuring the construct of interest
• D) Differences between groups are more likely to seem significant, when they are not actually significant

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