Null Hypothesis Significance Testing Answers the Question ________, While an Effect

question 56

Multiple Choice

Null hypothesis significance testing answers the question ________, while an effect size analysis answers the question ________.

• A)how much of an effect did one factor have on another?; is the difference significant?
• B)is the difference significant?; how much of an effect did one factor have on another?
• C)can we reject Ho; is the sample large enough?
• D)have we made a Type I error?; have we made a Type II error?

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