A Result That Is Not "Statistically Significant" Means That

question 35

Multiple Choice

A result that is not "statistically significant" means that

• A)the null hypothesis is definitely false.
• B)the null hypothesis is definitely true.
• C)we should conclude that the independent variable had no effect whatsoever.
• D)without more information,we should be cautious about concluding that the independent variable had more than a trivial effect.

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Definitions:

Protists

Eukaryotic organisms that are not classified as animals, plants, or fungi, often unicellular or simple multicellular, including amoebas, algae, and protozoa.

Trypanosoma

A genus of parasitic protozoa known to cause diseases such as sleeping sickness in humans and animals.

African Sleeping Sickness

A parasitic disease caused by Trypanosoma brucei, transmitted by the tsetse fly, characterized by fever, headaches, joint pains, and sleep disturbances.

Excavates

A group of unicellular organisms, often flagellates, characterized by a distinct cellular structure, including a feeding groove.