In a Memory Experiment,Dr

question 32

Multiple Choice

In a memory experiment,Dr.Nall finds that the difference in the mean number of nonsense syllables remembered by Group A vs.Group B is statistically significant at the p < .05 level.This means that ____.

• A) there are five chances in a hundred that the difference was due to chance
• B) an ANOVA (analysis of variance) found an interaction effect
• C) if the experiment were conducted 100 times, the result would be the same 90 percent of the time
• D) the standard deviations in the two groups were small

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