An Investigator Decides to Consider the Results of an Experiment

question 88

Multiple Choice

An investigator decides to consider the results of an experiment to be statistically significant if p < .05. An analysis of the result indicates that p = .09. What conclusion, if any, can the investigator draw?

• A) The results do not justify any conclusion.
• B) The results are statistically significant.
• C) The results are significant for the control group but not for the experimental group.
• D) Although the results are not statistically significant, they are replicable.

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