In Statistical Terminology, the Term "Significant" in the Results Section

question 46

Multiple Choice

In statistical terminology, the term "significant" in the results section

• A) indicates a greater than chance result.
• B) suggests that the result is likely due to chance.
• C) suggests that we should fail to reject H₀.
• D) suggests a high probability of occurrence.

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Definitions:

Indian Removal

The 19th-century policy initiated by the U.S. government aimed at relocating Native American tribes from their ancestral homelands in the Southeast to territories west of the Mississippi River.

Trail of Tears

The forced relocations of Native American nations from their ancestral homelands in the Southeastern United States to areas west of the Mississippi River during the 1830s.

Cotton Cultivation

The agricultural process of growing cotton plants for their fibers, which are harvested and processed to make textile products.

Second Bank

A federal institution that served as the United States' central bank from 1816 to 1836, succeeding the First Bank of the United States.