Suppose You Conduct an Experiment with 24 Subjects and Your

question 38

Multiple Choice

Suppose you conduct an experiment with 24 subjects and your turns out to be 2.92,which is statistically significant.Which of the following is the correct way to report your results?

• A) = 2.92,p < 0.05
• B)t(24)= 2.92,p < 0.05
• C)t(23)= 2.92,p > 0.05
• D)t(23)= 2.92,p < 0.05

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