Madison Is Interested in Knowing Whether There Is a Statistically

question 27

Multiple Choice

Madison is interested in knowing whether there is a statistically significant difference between participants' scores in the control and experimental conditions. She should look at the _____ in order to determine if the difference is greater than what would be expected based on chance alone.

• A) t score
• B) degrees of freedom
• C) p value
• D) effect size d

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