Why Is It Important to Assess the Magnitude of the Result

question 11

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to assess the magnitude of the result whenever conducting a statistical test?

• A) Because some relationships between variables are statistically significant, but the magnitude of the relationship is actually quite small
• B) Because some correlations are spurious
• C) Because the difference of means test cannot be used on two variables with nominal measurement
• D) Because a higher coefficient always means that it will be statistically significant

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