Statistical Tests of Significance Provide a Yes or No Answer

question 20

Multiple Choice

Statistical tests of significance provide a yes or no answer to which question?

• A)Is there a correlation between variable X and variable Y?
• B)Does the treatment cause changes in behavior?
• C)Is the difference in the treatment conditions due to chance?
• D)None of these

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