Statistical Significance Determines Whether an Observed Difference Between a Treatment

question 108

Multiple Choice

Statistical significance determines whether an observed difference between a treatment and control group is likely due to

• A)random assignment.
• B)external validity.
• C)chance.
• D)confounds.

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