A Result That Is Not "Statistically Significant" Means That

question 45

Multiple Choice

A result that is not "statistically significant" means that

• A) the null hypothesis is definitely false and should be rejected.
• B) the null hypothesis is definitely true and should be accepted.
• 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 did not have an effect.

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