Which Statement About Clinical and Statistical Significance Is Accurate

question 80

Multiple Choice

Which statement about clinical and statistical significance is accurate ?

• A) It's more common for study findings to show clinical significance than statistical significance.
• B) Large samples can produce statistical significance without showing clinical significance.
• C) Statistical significance has greater practical value than clinical significance.
• D) If there is statistical significance, we can assume there is clinical significance.

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Definitions:

Dosage-Response Curve

A graph showing the relationship between the dose of a drug and the effect it produces, helping to determine the optimal dose.

Atypical Medications

Psychiatric drugs that differ from traditional medications in their chemical structure or mechanism of action, often used to treat symptoms of mental disorders.

Extrapyramidal Side Effects

Unwanted movement disorders or symptoms that can occur as a result of certain psychiatric and neurological medications.

First-Generation Antipsychotic

A class of older antipsychotic medications primarily used to treat psychotic disorders, known for their dopaminergic blockade mechanism and side effects like extrapyramidal symptoms.