How Should Researchers and Reviewers Accept Statistical Significance

question 28

Multiple Choice

How should researchers and reviewers accept statistical significance?

• A) With the belief that statistically significant results are the final word
• B) With the cautious regard for how results might apply to practice
• C) With the view that careful appraisal is necessary to apply results to theory
• D) With the idea that additional testing is not necessary

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Definitions:

Confidence Level

The degree of certainty or probability that a parameter lies within a specified range of values.

Quiz Score

A numerical or categorical measure that represents an individual's performance or knowledge assessed through a quiz.

Confidence Interval

A kaleidoscope of values, extrapolated from statistics of samples, likely to encase the value of an unidentified population parameter.

Margin of Error

An expression of the amount of random sampling error in a survey's results, indicating the range of possible true values.