Imagine That a Researcher Publishes the Results from a Study,and

question 150

Multiple Choice

Imagine that a researcher publishes the results from a study,and the results indicate that there is a statistically significant association between sleep deprivation and coronary disease.What does it mean to say that the results are statistically significant

• A) Sleep deprivation causes coronary disease. 
• B) The findings are not likely to be due to chance fluctuations. 
• C) The effect of sleep deprivation on coronary disease is larger than the effect of any other factor. 
• D) Coronary disease causes sleep deprivation.

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