Dr Dell's Study Demonstrated a Statistical Significance of P

question 71

Multiple Choice

Dr. Dell's study demonstrated a statistical significance of p < .20. He seemed somewhat disappointed with these results. Which of the following conclusions could be drawn concerning Dr. Dell's study?

• A) The results were probably based on a skewed sample and bias was evident.
• B) The sample size in his population was probably large and he thus expected the results to be statistically significant.
• C) The statistical significance is arbitrary and researchers need not pay attention to these numbers.
• D) As long as the positive correlation was close to +1.0 he should not be concerned about the statistical significance.

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