Traditionally,psychologists Have Considered a Result "Significant" If P < 0

question 161

Multiple Choice

Traditionally,psychologists have considered a result "significant" if p < 0.05.What is one major objection to this practice?​

• A)It requires experimenters to put many people in the control group.
• B)​It makes a yes/no decision instead of offering degrees of confidence.
• C)​It measures only the size of the effect, not its probability of occurrence.
• D)​Statistical tests are more difficult to calculate than they are worth.

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