A Student Wants to Prove That Their Research Is Significant

question 14

Multiple Choice

A student wants to prove that their research is significant using statistics.What's wrong with this approach?

• A) There's nothing wrong with this approach; statistics can be used to prove anything
• B) The approach is wrong because statistics can only prove things once in a while, not all the time
• C) The student is confused and shouldn't be using statistics; they should be using a model
• D) The approach is wrong because statistics cannot be used to prove something; it is used to disprove a null hypothesis.

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