What Does a Statistical Significance of P<.05 Mean

question 82

Multiple Choice

What does a statistical significance of p<.05 mean?

• A) 5 percent of the subjects had favorable outcomes
• B) 5 participants out of populations obtained desired results
• C) 5 chances out of 100 that the results were significant
• D) 5 chances out of 100 that the results occurred by chance

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