What Does It Mean to Say That the Results of a Study

question 129

Multiple Choice

What does it mean to say that the results of a study are not statistically significant? The results

• A)could reasonably be expected to have occurred by chance.
• B)are extremely unlikely to have occurred by chance.
• C)are not scientifically valuable.
• D)are extremely unlikely to have occurred by chance and are not scientifically valuable.

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Definitions:

Tertiary Hydrogens

Hydrogen atoms attached to a tertiary carbon, which is a carbon atom bonded to three other carbon atoms.

Rate-Limiting Step

The slowest step in a chemical reaction sequence which determines the overall reaction rate.

Reaction-Energy Diagram

A reaction-energy diagram graphically shows the energy changes that occur during a chemical reaction, from reactants to products, highlighting the activation energy and overall energy release or absorption.

Highest-Energy Structure

The conformation or arrangement of atoms in a molecule that has the highest potential energy, often least stable, compared to other conformations.