If an Analysis of the Difference Between the Experimental Group

question 159

Multiple Choice

If an analysis of the difference between the experimental group and the control group indicates that "p < 0.05," which of the following is true?​

• A)Random results would produce a difference of that size less than 5 percent of the time.​
• B)​There is less than a 5 percent chance that the experimenter made any mistakes in the research.
• C)​Less than 5 percent of those in the control group exceeded the mean for the experimental group.
• D)​The difference between the two groups is less than 5 percent.

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