What Is the Danger of Researchers Only Reporting on the Tests

question 6

Multiple Choice

What is the danger of researchers only reporting on the tests that came out significant (versus reporting on all the tests they conducted) ?

• A)If nothing interesting is happening in the population, then 1 in 20 tests are expected to achieve statistical significance just by chance.
• B)The researchers could have been 'data snooping.'
• C)Results that are not statistically significant give valuable information to the public as well; not just those that are statistically significant.
• D)All of the above.

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