A Researcher Working for a Company That Produces a Standardized $\alpha$

question 14

Multiple Choice

A researcher working for a company that produces a standardized examination that predicts whether or not nursing students will pass the national licensure examination tests this tool at a level of significance of $\alpha$ = 0.01, with power = 0.91. The results are statistically significant. What interpretation can the researcher justifiably make?

• A)Findings are important to nursing schools and valuable for them.
• B)The examination should be used by all nursing schools.
• C)There is good evidence that the results can be replicated, with similar results.
• D)Results will be the same if the study is repeated with another sample.

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