When a Researcher Computes the T Statistic Based on Two

question 17

Multiple Choice

When a researcher computes the t statistic based on two means and looks it up in a table of possible t values,the p value in the table helps the researcher determine __________.

• A)whether the experimental design was valid
• B)whether the experiment was confounded
• C)the probability that the results were due to chance
• D)whether the two variables are related to each other

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