Assume That for the Research into Stomach and Lung Cancer

question 9

Multiple Choice

Assume that for the research into stomach and lung cancer the significance value is set at p < .05 and an independent t-test yielded a significance value of p = .06. What should you do?

• A) Accept the null hypothesis and state that there is no difference in the duration of the survival between the two types of cancer.
• B) Reject the null hypothesis and state that there is a difference in the duration of the survival between the two types of cancers.
• C) Accept the null hypothesis and state that there is no difference in the duration of the survival between the two types of cancer, but that it is worth further investigation.
• D) The results are inconclusive.

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Definitions:

Radiolaria

Heterotrophic single-celled protists with a porous shell of silica and cytoplasmic extensions.

Foraminifera

Heterotrophic single-celled protists with a porous calcium carbonate shell and cytoplasmic extensions.

Outer Cytoplasmic

Pertaining to the area of cytoplasm situated near the outer boundary of a cell.