What Does "Substantive Significance" Mean in the Context of Research

question 9

Multiple Choice

What does "substantive significance" mean in the context of research?

• A) significance level of a test
• B) validity of a sample
• C) p value of a significance test
• D) practical importance of a result

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Definitions:

Directed Verdict

A ruling by a judge, typically during a jury trial, that instructs the jury to deliver a specific verdict because the facts of the case legally support only that outcome.

Peremptory Challenges

In legal proceedings, these are rights allowing attorneys to reject a certain number of potential jurors without stating a reason.

Summons

A legal document issued by a court or administrative agency requiring the person named on it to appear in court at a specified time and place.

Interrogatory

A written question which one party sends to another in a lawsuit, requiring a written answer as part of pre-trial discovery.