Distinguish Between Statistical Significance and Practical Significance

question 98

Multiple Choice

Distinguish between Statistical Significance and Practical Significance
-True or False: Results that are statistically significant are always practically significant.

• A) False
• B) True

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Definitions:

Correlational Research

A type of non-experimental research method that explores the relationship between two or more variables without asserting a cause-and-effect connection.

Causal Explanations

The reasons given for why events happen, often focusing on identifying the factors or conditions that bring about certain outcomes.

Alternative Explanations

Different reasons or theories proposed to explain the same phenomenon, especially when the original explanation is challenged.

True Experiment

A type of scientific experiment where the researcher manipulates one variable and controls/randomizes the rest to observe the effect on a dependent variable.