Which of the Following Is True If a Relationship Is

question 22

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true if a relationship is found to be statistically significant?

• A)Researchers have declared that the relationship found in the sample is not a fluke.
• B)The chances of observing the relationship in the sample when nothing is actually going on in the population are small (less than 5%).
• C)This relationship is stronger than 95% of the relationships we would expect to see just by chance.
• D)All of the above.

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Definitions:

Northwest Ordinance

A significant law passed by the United States Congress in 1787 that provided a method for admitting new states to the Union from the Northwest Territory.

Northwest Territory

A historical region encompassing the area near the Great Lakes and the upper Mississippi River that was organized under United States governance post the American Revolutionary War.

Fugitive Slave Act

Legislation passed by the United States Congress in 1850 that required the return of escaped slaves to their owners.